A section of Spring Run Road in Crescent Township will be closed in both directions for a month for work to repair a landslide, Allegheny County officials announced.
Pittsburgh officials also announced that work will begin Monday on slide areas in the city.
The Spring Run Road closure will begin at 7 a.m. May 11 at the site of the landslide, which is about 2,300 feet east of Florence Drive.
Spring Run Rd. will close at a landslide site about 2,300 ft. east of Florence Dr. in Crescent starting at 7 a.m. May 11. The closure, expected to last at least a month, is required for a rock embankment installation, drainage work, and more. Read more: https://t.co/zgQGQrlhOH pic.twitter.com/ZxKE00JeiK
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The eastbound lane of Spring Run Road has been closed at the landslide site since Feb. 25.
Crews from the Allegheny County Department of Public Works will install a rock embankment, make drainage improvements, rebuild the roadway and replace the guide rails.
Traffic will be detoured onto McGovern Boulevard/Route 51, Flaugherty Run Road and Brodhead Road.
Pittsburgh announced that contractors will begin work Monday in the following slide areas and motorists are advised to follow posted detours:
- Forward and Commercial avenues in Swisshelm Park.
- Arlington Avenue at William Street in Allentown.
- Slope stabilization started last week on Semicir Street in Perry South. Material removal will continue this week with start of construction of a retaining wall and engineered slope beginning after May 4. Work will take roughly four months to complete.
City officials said reconstruction work will be performed in accordance with state guidance on social distancing.
