Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing lane shifts on the Rochester-Monaca Bridge, which carries Route 18
over the Ohio River, in Rochester and Monaca boroughs, Beaver County will begin
on Monday, April 29 weather permitting.
Short-term lane shifts
will occur on the bridge weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through late August for
paint containment installation, barrier repair and other miscellaneous
construction work.
Additionally,
oversized loads will be restricted on the bridge.
This $6.69 million
project includes bridge preservation work on the Rochester-Monaca Bridge
between Atlantic Avenue in Monaca Borough and Pleasant Street in Rochester
Borough. Preservation work includes expansion joint replacement, zone painting,
concrete deck overlay, downspout repair and replacement, steel and concrete
repairs, as well as sidewalk, deck, barrier, and fence repairs, pavement
marking upgrades, and other miscellaneous construction activities. Motorists
will see a full 67-day closure and detour of the bridge via the Monaca-East
Rochester Bridge between June and August 2024. Bicycle and pedestrian access
will be maintained during construction. This project is expected to be
completed in late 2024.
Motorists can check
conditions on more than 40,000 roadway 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 X
alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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