PennDOT District 11 is announcing realignment work requiring long-term detours on Freedom Crider Road continues in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County.
Freedom Crider Road (Route 2004) will remain closed to through traffic between Wolf Run Road and Baker Road continuously through August of 2024. Only local traffic will be permitted on the closed section of Freedom Crider Road. All other traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detour
West of the Closure
- From Freedom Crider Road, take Crows Run Road westbound
- Turn left onto southbound Route 65
- Turn left onto 11th Street
- 11th Street becomes 7th Avenue
- 7th Avenue becomes 13th Street
- 13th Street becomes Conway Wallrose Road
- Turn left onto Route 989
- Follow Route 989 back to Freedom Crider Road
- End detour
East of the Closure
- Same detour in the opposite direction
Work in this phase includes the realignment of Freedom Crider Road, excavation, box culvert installation, and the reconstruction of the Freedom Crider Road/Wolf Run Road intersection.
The work is part of the final phase of the Freedom Road Upgrade project which began in November 2021 and will cover several construction seasons, ending in the fall of 2024. The $21.75 million project located between Park Quarry Road and Route 989 includes realignment of the roadway, culvert replacements, roadway reconstruction and widening, new shoulders, guide rail updates, drainage improvements, additional turn-lanes, a roundabout installation, and utility relocations. Motorists will see detours, single-lane restrictions, lane narrowing, and alternating traffic during different stages of construction.
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