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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing reconstruction work on Route 108 (Croton Avenue) in the City of New Castle, Lawrence County will occur this weekend Friday night, October 28 through Monday morning, October 31 weather permitting.

Reconstruction work will occur on Route 108 between Route 65 and South Mill Street from 6 p.m. Friday night continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning requiring a closure and detour. Traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detours

Eastbound Route 108 (Cars)

• From eastbound Route 108, turn left onto South Mill Street

• Turn right onto East Washington Street

• Turn left onto East Street

• Turn right onto East North Street

• Cross the East North Street Bridge to Route 108

• End detour

Westbound Route 108 (Cars)

• From westbound Route 108, turn right onto the East North Street Bridge

• Follow East North Street to South Jefferson Street

• Turn left onto South Jefferson Street

• Follow South Jefferson Street back to Route 108

• End detour

Eastbound Route 108 (Trucks)

• From eastbound Route 108, turn right onto Grove Street

• Grove Street becomes Neal Street

• Neal Street becomes Shadyside Street

• Shadyside Street becomes Taylor Street

• Crossover Route 65 onto Butler Avenue (Business 422)

• Take the ramp to westbound Route 422 (Benjamin Franklin Highway)

• Take the Route 65 East Washington Street Exit

• From Route 65 turn right onto Cascade Street (Route 1007)

• Follow Cascade Street back to Route 108

• End detour

Westbound Route 108 (Trucks)

Route 65 will remain open to traffic this weekend.

Reconstruction work with closures and detours will occur the weekend of November 4-7.  Additional details will be provided in advance of the work occurring.

Please use caution when traveling through the area. Motorists should expect delays.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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