East Washington Street Bridge Replacement Begins Monday in New Castle

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Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT District 11 is announcing replacement work on the East Washington Street Bridge (Route 2006) in the City of New Castle, Lawrence County will begin Monday, October 7 weather permitting.

Starting at approximately 6 a.m. Monday, the structure that carries East Washington Street over the Neshannock Creek between East Street and Croton Avenue will close to traffic around-the-clock through June of 2027 for a full bridge replacement project. Traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detours - Cars and Trucks

North of the Bridge

• From the bridge, take East Washington Street to North Jefferson Street

• Turn left onto Jefferson Street

• Turn left onto Grove Avenue

• Grove Avenue becomes Grove Street

• Bear right onto Neal Street

• Neal Street becomes Shadyside Street

• Bear left onto Taylor Street

• Follow Taylor Street to East Washington Street (Route 65)

• End detour

South of the Bridge

• From the bridge, take East Washington Street (Route 65) south

• Turn right onto Taylor Street

• Taylor Street becomes Shadyside Street

• Slight left as Shadyside Street becomes Neal Street

• Neal Street becomes Grove Street

• Grove Street becomes Grove Avenue

• Turn right onto Jefferson Street

• Turn right onto East Washington Street

• End detour

Pedestrian and bicyclists will be detoured via East Street, East North Street, and Croton Avenue.

Crews from Carmen Paliotta Contracting will conduct bridge reconstruction, utility relocation, approach roadway work, and minor signal improvements at the intersection with Croton Avenue on this $7.28 million improvement project.

Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns. Please use caution when driving through the area. Work zone safety is everyone's responsibility.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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 Xalerts.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.

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

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Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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