Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing a short-term closure on Route 3104 (McKees Rocks Bridge) in McKees Rocks Borough, Allegheny County, will occur Wednesday, December 21 weather permitting.

A short-term closure will occur on the McKees Rocks Bridge as needed from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday as crews repaint the pavement markings on the bridge. Law enforcement and flaggers will be utilized to close the bridge. Motorists will be detoured while paint operations occur. Motorists can use the I-79 Neville Island Bridge to the north and the West End Bridge to the south.

Please use caution in the area and allow for additional travel time.

Phase 2 of the $22.4 million McKees Rocks Bridge preservation project extends between Route 51 (Island Avenue) and Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) and includes sidewalk repairs and replacement, full-depth concrete pavement reconstruction of the road and four ramps at Helen Street, ADA curb ramp installation, approach pavement work at intersections of Routes 65 and 51, barrier repair, deck overhang and spall repair, fencing installation, and other miscellaneous construction. As work occurs, traffic will be reduced to a single lane in each direction, with occasional truck and turning-lane detours occurring at the West End Bridge as needed. The overall project is anticipated to conclude in the fall of 2024.

The Brayman Construction Corporation and Advantage Steel and Construction, LLC are the prime contractor.

To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for the McKees Rocks Bridge preservation including traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to ymanyisha@pa.gov. Please write "Subscribe – McKees Rocks Bridge" in the subject line.

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.

Information about infrastructure in District 11 including completed work and significant projects, is available at http://www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.  

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MEDIA CONTACT: Yasmeen Manyisha, 412-429-5044

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