One road opens, another one closes
The old expression has it that when one door closes, another one opens.
And for some area commuters, when one road opens, another one closes.
First the good news: the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced that East McMurray Road in Peters Township is open to traffic. Since July 7, crews have been reconstructing the intersection of Bebout and East McMurray roads in a project with a price tag of just a little over $4 million.
According to PennDOT, the project includes widening East McMurray Road to accommodate northbound and southbound left-turn lanes, a minor alignment shift and widening Bebout Road to include a westbound right-turn lane.
While East McMurray Road is open, PennDOT says drivers may encounter sporadic single-lane restrictions through October.
But even as drivers will find their journey a little easier in Peters Township, replacement work for a bridge on Mayview Road in South Fayette and Upper St. Clair townships will make driving a little bit more complicated there. PennDOT will be replacing a span over Chartiers Creek, and work is set to get underway Monday at 7 a.m.
The project will close Mayview Road between Hastings Crescent in South Fayette to the Upper St. Clair Community and Recreation Center through Oct. 9.
Those traveling south of the closed portion of the road are being advised by PennDOT to take the following detour:
-From Mayview Road, take Boyce Road westbound
-Turn right onto Washington Pike
-Washington Pike becomes Route 50
-Turn right on Station Street
-Turn right onto Dewey Avenue
-Turn left onto Bank Street
-Follow Bank Street to Mayview Road.
Those traveling north of the closed portion of Mayview Road are being advised to use the same detour in the opposite direction.
Additional information on traffic alerts and road closings is available at www.penndot.pa.gov.