Community Corner

Business Route 22 in Monroeville to be Closed Saturday Night

Here's a traffic update.

PennDOT District 11 is announcing Business Route 22 will closed in both directions on Saturday night, July 30, in the area under the outbound (eastbound) Parkway East (I-376) in the municipality of Monroeville, weather permitting.

The closure will occur from 11 p.m. on Saturday to 8 a.m. on Sunday to allow crews to remove beams from the existing bridge that carries the outbound Parkway East over Business Route 22. The bridge is being replaced. Signs will be posted to guide motorists during the overnight closure.

Posted detour:

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Eastbound

  • Turn left at traffic signal onto Route 48 (Mosside Boulevard/Haymaker Road)
  • Turn right onto Old William Penn Highway
  • Follow Old William Penn Highway back to Business Route 22
  • End detour

Westbound

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  • Same detour in opposite direction

Motorists will still be able to access the Pennsylvania Turnpike from eastbound Business Route 22 and the inbound Parkway East and Pennsylvania Turnpike from westbound Business Route 22. Traffic coming off the Pennsylvania Turnpike accessing westbound Business Route 22 will need to use the posted detour to bypass the closure.

Use caution, allow extra time and be prepared for changing traffic patterns. Slow down and be safe in the work zone. 

The $19 million Parkway East (I-376) project milling and resurfacing the outbound lanes and interchange ramps, drainage, guide rail and end treatments, shoulders, bridge preservation work, acceleration and deceleration ramp lengthening, signing and pavement markings, highway lighting and other improvements on 4.48 miles of I-376 (Penn Lincoln Highway) in Churchill Borough, Wilkins Township, and the municipalities of Penn Hills and Monroeville. The prime contractor for the project is Swank Associated Companies, Inc. of New Kensington. Work will be completed in late summer 2011. Visit penndot11.com for more information about the project.

Motorists can receive construction updates and traffic advisories from PennDOT for the Parkway East by sending their email address to jstruzzi@state.pa.us. Please type “Subscribe-Parkway East” in the subject line.

Motorists are also reminded they can log on to 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions and cameras on major roadways before traveling. 


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