Pittsburgh, PA– PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists the off-ramp from northbound Route 51 to Bridge Street in the Borough of Bridgewater, Beaver County, will be closed beginning on Monday, July 7, 2008.
The ramp will be closed beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday for approximately one week through July 14 for concrete patching and repair. Signs will be posted to guide motorists during the closure. The posted detour will be:
· Continue northbound on Route 51
· Turn right onto Leopard Lane
· Take Leopard lane to Market Street (Route 4042)
· Make right onto Market Street and follow to Bridge Street
The ramp repairs are included in a $3.2 million project to improve the Route 51 (Constitution Boulevard) Bridgewater Interchange in the Boroughs of Beaver and Bridgewater, Beaver County. The project includes concrete patching and overlay on Route 51, a new ramp from Bridge Street to northbound Route 51, traffic signal upgrades, drainage repairs, guiderail, bridge deck repairs, and other improvements from the south end of the Beaver-Rochester Bridge to approximately 800 feet north of Bridge Street. Traffic on Route 51 is currently reduced to a single lane around-the-clock in each direction through the interchange area.
The prime contractor for the project is the John Gulisek Construction Company of Mt. Pleasant, PA. The project will be completed this fall.
PennDOT advises motorists to use caution, slow down, and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.
