Route 51 Intersection Restrictions to Begin Monday Night in Monaca

​Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight restrictions at an intersection at the southern end of the East Rochester-Monaca Bridge in Monaca Borough, Beaver County will begin on Monday, April 15 weather permitting.

Median island removal work requiring single-lane alternating traffic at the intersection of Seventeenth Street (Route 51) and Pennsylvania Avenue (Route 4044) will occur nightly from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Saturday morning, April 20.

Flaggers will assist motorists through the work zone.

This work is in preparation for the 67-day closure and detour of the Rochester-Monaca 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: Nicole Haney, [email protected]

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