Harmar bridge to close for 3 months for replacement project

A Harmar bridge will shut down this month and remain closed for three months for a $1.1 million bridge replacement project.

Little Deer Creek Bridge on Jacoby Road will close at 6 a.m. July 17, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The closure will be followed by another month of flagging or lane restrictions as work is completed, the county said.

Carmen Paliotta Contracting Inc. of South Park is doing the work, which will take place weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The road closure will be required throughout the majority of the work, the county said.

Traffic will be detoured using Jacoby Road, Nixon Road, Hite Road, Route 28, Route 910, Indianola Road and Rich Hill Road.

The full project includes bridge replacement, paving, drainage, guide rail, signing and pavement markings, miscellaneous construction and safety improvements.