Plum Street Bridge Closing Begins April 11 in Oakmont, Penn Hills

The bridge that carries Plum Street over Plum Creek in Oakmont and Penn Hills will be closed to traffic long-term beginning on Thursday, April 11, according to PennDOT.

Jim Struzzi, PennDOT spokesman, said the closing is expected to continue through late June while repairs are made to the bridge, currently rated as structurally deficient.

About 2,614 vehicles use this bridge on an average day, according to PennDOT.

The $1.2 million repair project that involves replacing the bridge deck, strip seal dams, sidewalk and parapets, substructure repairs, spot/zone painting, milling and overlay on the approaches and other improvements.

Swank Associated Companies of New Kensington is the prime contractor. Overall work will conclude this fall.

When the project is completed, Struzzi said the structurally-deficient rating will be removed. The bridge area is east of Allegheny River Boulevard near the intersection with Dark Hollow Road.

PennDOT suggests the following traffic detour routes:

From West

• Take Allegheny River Boulevard (Route 2073) south;
• Make left onto Sandy Creek Road (Route 130);
• Continue east and turn left onto Saltsburg Road (Route 2058);
• Left onto Hamill Road (Route 2078);
• Turn right onto Hulton Road (Route 2074);
• Bear left onto Indiana Road (Route 2070);
• Bear left onto Hamill Road;
• Turn right onto Hunter Road (Route 2080);
• Continue straight to Plum Street,
• End detour.    

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