UPDATE: Old Leechburg Road Closed Short-Term Saturday, Long-Term Tuesday

Old Leechburg Road in Plum Borough will be closed short-term on Saturday morning, May 21, then close long-term starting Tuesday, May 24, as crews repair the road, which collapsed due to rain on Thursday.

"A slide occurred below the roadway, causing a portion of the road to collapse," according to Jim Struzzi, press officer for PennDOT District 11.

On Saturday, crews from Duquesne Light will be relocating utility lines in an area where a slide occurred this week between Ross Hollow Road and Leopard Court. The closure will occur from 8-11 a.m.

Motorists should consider alternate routes. Traffic will be detoured using Sardis Road to Leechburg Road to New Texas Road.

Old Leechburg Road will close long-term beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday through June 8 to allow crews to repair the slide. Motorists should consider alternate routes.

Traffic will be detoured using Sardis Road to Leechburg Road. About 2,165 vehicles use this area of Old Leechburg Road on an average day.

The contractor performing the $115,000 repair is Michael Facchiano Contracting Inc. of Pittsburgh. Work includes slide and roadway repairs.

Until Tuesday, the 100-foot-long affected portion of Old Leechburg Road will be restricted to one-lane traffic. Struzzi said temporary stop signs will control traffic.