Elizabeth Bridge to close for a short time Tuesday morning for cable replacement

The Elizabeth Bridge along Route 51 in Elizabeth and West Elizabeth boroughs will be closed Tuesday morning.

PennDOT officials said the closed will occur at 9 a.m., weather permitting, and is expected to last less than an hour as crews replace cables.

Traffic will be detoured in both directions during each replacement.

Northbound Route 51 detour is as follows:

• Approaching the Elizabeth Bridge, take the ramp to Elizabeth/Glassport.

• Turn right onto North 3rd Avenue.

• North 3rd Avenue becomes McKeesport Road.

• McKeesport Road becomes Lincoln Boulevard.

• Lincoln Boulevard becomes Glassport-Elizabeth Road.

• Turn left and cross the Clairton-Glassport Bridge.

• Turn left onto southbound Route 837 (North State Street).

• Take the ramp toward Elizabeth/Pittsburgh.

• Merge onto northbound Route 51 toward Pittsburgh.

Southbound Route 51 detour is as follows:

• Take the ramp to North Route 837 toward Clairton.

• Follow Route 837 (State Street) northbound to the Clairton-Glassport Bridge.

• Turn right and cross the bridge.

• Turn right onto Glassport-Elizabeth Road.

• Glassport-Elizabeth Road becomes Lincoln Boulevard.

• Lincoln Boulevard becomes McKeesport Road.

• McKeesport Road becomes North Second Avenue.

• Turn left onto Market Street.

• Follow straight onto the ramp back to southbound Route 51.

PennDOT officials said work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific covid-19 safety plan, which includes social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the job site and relevant training.

PennDOT has created an email distribution list for traffic advisories and construction updates for the Route 51 Elizabeth Bridge and other bridge work in Elizabeth Township. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov

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