Railroad Crossing Maintenance Begins Next Monday in Washington and Westmoreland Counties

​Uniontown, PA - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is announcing scheduled railroad crossing closures for maintenance beginning next week. This information is provided as a public service announcement only. It is not a PennDOT project.

Monday, November 11 to Saturday, November 16:
Route 136 (Main Street) will be closed between Water Street and Second Street in West Newton Borough, Westmoreland County, for work by CSX Transportation.
Posted detour:

• Route 136 (Main Street/West Newton Road)
• Route 51 (Clairton Boulevard)
• Interstate 70 (Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway)
• Route 31 (Mount Pleasant Road)
  
• Route 136 (Main Street)
  

​​Monday, November 18 to Friday, November 22:

Route 1009 (Pike Street) will be closed between Country Club Road and Manifold Road in Chartiers Township, Washington County, for work by Wintrow Construction.

Posted detour:

• Route 1009 (Pike Street)
• Route 1041 (Racetrack Road)
• I-79
• Route 1009 (Pike Street)

All work depends on weather and operations.

Please 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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