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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing potential restrictions on Route 8 (Penn Avenue/Fifth Avenue) and Route 380 (North Dallas Avenue) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will continue Thursday, November 12 weather permitting.

Crews from Independent Enterprises will conduct waterline work from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM weekdays through mid-December in the following locations:

  • North Dallas Avenue between Penn Avenue and Simonton Street
  • Penn Avenue between Fifth Avenue and North Dallas Avenue
  • Fifth Avenue between Penn Avenue and McPherson Boulevard

Majority of the impacts will be within the sidewalks along the roads listed above. However, there is a potential that single-lane alternating restrictions can occur.

Please use caution if traveling on this roadway. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For additional information contact Bob Cranmer at 412-221-3435 extension 240.

Travelers can check conditions on major roads by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts. 

Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict11.

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