PennDOT District 11 is announcing emergency at-grade crossing repair work on Route 837 (North State Street) in the City of Clairton, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, May 11 weather permitting.
Beginning at 7:00 AM on Monday, Route 837 will close to traffic around-the-clock through Saturday afternoon, May 16 between Mendelsohn Avenue and Boundary Avenue to allow crews from the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway to conduct emergency railroad at-grade crossing repair work. Traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detours
North of the Closure
- From Route 837, turn onto the Clairton-Glassport Bridge
- Turn right onto Glassport-Elizabeth Road (Route 2001)
- Glassport-Elizabeth Road becomes Lincoln Boulevard
- Lincoln Boulevard becomes McKeesport Road
- McKeesport Road becomes North 2nd Avenue
- Turn left onto the ramp to North 51
- From northbound Route 51, cross the Elizabeth Bridge
- Take the ramp to North 837 toward Clairton
- End detour
South of the Closure
- From southbound Route 837, take the ramp to 51 toward Elizabeth/Pittsburgh
- From northbound Route 51, take the left-hand ramp to South 51 toward Elizabeth
- From southbound Route 51, cross the Elizabeth Bridge
- Take the ramp toward Elizabeth
- Turn right onto North 3rd Avenue (Route 2001)
- North 3rd Avenue becomes McKeesport Road
- McKeesport Road becomes Lincoln Boulevard
- Lincoln Boulevard becomes Glassport-Elizabeth Road
- Turn left onto the Clairton-Glassport Bridge
- Follow back to Route 837
- End detour
PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For additional information contact Heidi Rowlands at 330-447-1259.
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