Interstate 70 Lane Restrictions Next Week in Westmoreland County

Uniontown, PA - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is announcing daylight single-lane restrictions on Interstate 70 scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, Thursday, October 17, and Friday, October 18, in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County.

Restrictions will be in place from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM - eastbound and westbound - between Exit 49 (Smithton) and Exits 46A/46B (Route 51).

Crews from Geronimo Painting will be removing the containment on the Matthew Smelser Memorial Bridge. All work depends on weather and operations.

This work is part of the $120.6 million Interstate 70 Project involving the widening and reconstruction of Interstate 70 along with the reconstruction of the Route 51 Interchange (Exit 46) to replace it with a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI). To accommodate the new interchange, the plans include one mile of reconstruction and widening on Route 51, and several intersecting roadways, including the relocation of Finley Road and Route 981. The project is anticipated to be complete in October 2027.

Remain alert and follow the posted signs and speed limits. Safety is everyone's responsibility.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, 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 following regional X alerts.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District12.

Information about infrastructure in District 12, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D12Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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MEDIA CONTACT:Laina Aquiline, [email protected] or 724-415-3748​

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