Route 51 has reopened after a month-long closure
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- After nearly a full month of traffic headaches, detours, and delays, Route 51 near Mt. Washington has reopened to traffic.
The road has been closed between Crane Avenue and Woodruff Street since the beginning of August.
That stretch of roadway was shut down on August 1 so that crews could demolish a bridge above the road at the Woodruff Street end of the closure.
The closure was expected to be lifted earlier this week, but PennDOT said the crew ran into some delays taking down the parking lot bridge.
According to PennDOT, crews will continue to work on the $3.13 million project through the fall of this year.
Lane restrictions are set in both directions between Crane Avenue and Woodruff Street on weeknights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Tuesday, Sept 3. through Friday, Sept. 27.