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5/14/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a closure is scheduled for this weekend, May 17-20, for Cavalry Road (Route 1001) at the Route 34 (Spring Road)/Cavalry Road intersection improvement and resurfacing project in North Middleton and Middlesex townships, Cumberland County.
 
5/14/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the eastbound Route 30 ramp to northbound Route 222 in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, will be closed next Monday night for pavement repairs.
 
5/14/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that work on the Carlisle Connectivity Project, a streetscape project that includes the construction of a roundabout in Carlisle Borough, Cumberland County, is scheduled to begin next week.
 
5/14/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the Route 34 bridge spanning Little Buffalo Creek in Newport Borough, Perry County, is closed between Mulberry Street and Bloomfield Avenue due to damage from a vehicle strike.
 
5/14/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that PennDOT maintenance crews in Lebanon County are scheduled to clean bridges next week on Interstate 81 and Interstate 78.
 
5/14/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that two bridges are scheduled to be inspected this week in Cumberland County.
 
5/14/2024
​A $400,000 project to rehabilitate the bridge that carries Hunter Road (Route 2012) over Hunter Run in East Mead Township, Crawford County is scheduled to begin soon.
 
5/14/2024
​A project to rehabilitate the bridge that carries Beatty School Run (Route 4021) over Morrison Run in Perry Township, Mercer County is scheduled to begin soon.
 
5/14/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing weekend ramp closures on the Boulevard of Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Friday night through Monday morning, May 17-20 weather permitting.
 
5/14/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing eastbound ramp closures on Route 3014 (McKees Rocks Bridge) in McKees Rocks Borough, Allegheny County will begin Monday, May 20 weather permitting.
 
5/14/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing drilling operations on Tuscarawas Road (Route 4028) in Ohioville Borough and Brighton Township, Beaver County will begin Wednesday, May 15 weather permitting.
 
5/14/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that Din Abazi, P.E. has been appointed to the position of District Executive for PennDOT Engineering District 6, which covers Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Abazi had been serving as Senior Assistant District Executive for Maintenance since 2023.
 
5/14/2024
King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that Plymouth Road has been closed in both directions between Butler Pike and Rittenhouse Square for sinkhole repair in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County.
 
5/14/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing lane restrictions on I-376 (Parkway East) in Churchill Borough, Wilkins Township and the Municipalities of Penn Hills and Monroeville, Allegheny County, will occur Friday night through Monday morning, May 17-20 weather permitting.
 
5/14/2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that it will remove a 10-ton gross weight limitation of Ninth Street (Route 3029) near Philipsburg. The limitation is being lifted between the intersection with Route 322 in Rush Township, Centre County, and Route 53 in Morris Township, Clearfield County.
 
5/14/2024
​Beaver Center Road (Route 4001) in Conneaut Township, Crawford County will be closed for repairs starting May 28, 2024.
 
5/14/2024
PennDOT District 11 is announcing lane restrictions on various routes for raised pavement marker lens replacement work in Allegheny County will continue today, Tuesday, May 14 weather permitting.
 
5/14/2024
PennDOT has closed Route 3001 over Carter Creek in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County for a culvert replacement project. Work is estimated to be completed in the fall of 2024. The detour route is as follows:
 
5/13/2024
Expect delays 5 to 15 minutes on Route 403 between Number 3 Road and Grove Avenue near Hooversville, Somerset County
 
5/13/2024
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is announcing that single-lane restrictions are scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, on a portion of Interstate 70 in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County.