Motorists can expect travel restrictions near the Layton Bridge in Fayette County next week due to scheduled inspections.

Beginning Monday and through Friday, daytime closures will take place from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. while bridge inspections take place. A detour will route drivers back to Layton Road.

PennDOT District 12 also plans a single-lane restriction on the Belle Vernon Bridge located on eastbound Interstate 70 between Exit 40 and Exit 41 in Washington County.

The Belle Vernon Bridge will have an eastbound single-lane restriction on Monday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Plum Contracting Inc. will repair bridge expansion joints as part of a larger project that includes steel and concrete work, as well as erosion protection across Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

Other activities in District 12 include:

• A portion of Route 3014, Bridge Street, between Buttermore Avenue and Railroad Street in Hunker is scheduled to close to traffic beginning Friday.

A posted detour will be in place from Friday at 7 a.m. until May 17 at 5 p.m. using Bridge Street, Center Avenue, West Pennsylvania Avenue and Buttermore Avenue.

• Single-lane restrictions on Route 30 between Basil Drive and Blackberry Road in Hempfield begin Tuesday. The restrictions will be in place while crews install a continuous automatic vehicle classification system.

Drivers can expect single- lane restrictions Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and work is expected to continue through late May. The job is being completed by Tresco Paving Corp. as part of a $11.3 million infrastructure improvement project.

The District 12 work plan includes:

• Base repair: Route 136 (Main Street) in West Newton; Route 51 in Rostraver; Route 981 in Salem, Mt. Pleasant and Unity townships.

• Bridge cleaning: Interstate 70 throughout the county; Route 119 in the Connellsville and New Stanton area.

• Box culvert replacement: Route 4041, Denmark Manor Road, in Penn Township; road closed between Manor Valley Golf Course and Harrison City Export Road.

• Crack sealing: Route 906 in Monessen; Interstate 70 in Rostraver; Route 31 in Mt. Pleasant Township.

• Drainage repair: Route 381 in Cook Township.

• Edge paving: Route 400 in Bell and Washington townships.

• Inlet repair: Route 22 in Delmont.

• Paving: Route 3077 (Edna Road) in Hempfield.

• Pipe flushing: Route 31, Mt. Pleasant Road, in South Huntingdon; Route 3037, Waltz Mill Road, in South Huntingdon; Route 2012, Depot Street, in Hempfield; Route 2012, Armbrust/Brinkerton Road, Hempfield.

• Pipe installation: Route 1006, Creek Road, in Fairfield.

• Shoulder cutting: Route 400, 819, 286 and 981 in Bell and Washington townships; Route 381 in Ligonier Township.

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