Tube City Almanac

July 25, 2011

Briefly Noted: Mansfield Bridge Restrictions Tuesday

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Temporary lane closures will occur Tuesday on the Mansfield Bridge as crews prepare for a major reconstruction project.

A county spokeswoman says the bridge, which spans the Monongahela River between Dravosburg and McKeesport, will remain open at all times, but traffic may be restricted to one lane in each direction. The closures are scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. and end by 4 p.m., she says.

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PennDOT Slates Elizabeth, Forward Paving: State Department of Transportation crews will be working in Elizabeth and Forward townships this week, district spokesman Jim Struzzi announced.

Weather permitting, paving crews will be working on Church Hollow Road, Bunola Hollow Road, Raccoon Run Road and Kelly Run Road in Forward, Struzzi said.

Church Hollow Road is scheduled to be closed during daylight hours Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, while Raccoon Run Road will be closed weekdays beginning this Thursday and continuing through Monday, Aug. 8.

Crews are also patching Finney Road between Route 48 and West Smithfield Street, Struzzi said.

In addition, Route 136 in Forward will be coated with "tar and chips" between Route 906 and Bunola Road, while Route 48 will be coated with tar and chips from Peairs Road to Enterprise Street. Also scheduled for "tar and chips" treatment are River Hill Road and Sunnyside Hollow Road, both in Forward.

Tar and chips, also known as seal-coating, helps prolong the life of pavement and reduces the number and size of potholes, Struzzi says. The process includes a layer of a latex-based coating with "chips" or small stones on top.

PennDOT crews sweep the road's surface after seal-coating, but motorists should drive slowly and cautiously until the treatment cures, Struzzi says.







Feedback on “Briefly Noted: Mansfield Bridge Restrictions Tuesday”

Great, more rocks thrown all over the place chipping windshields and paint off of peoples cars. Then all the rocks end up in the sewer, clogging it up.

Here’s a question I have for penndot, Why is it that certain roads get tar and chipped but others never do ?
pavelbure - July 26, 2011



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