Route 51 Intersection Restrictions Underway in Monaca

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing daylight restrictions at an intersection at the southern end of the East Rochester-Monaca Bridge in Monaca Borough, Beaver County are underway today, September 5.

Lane closures will occur at the intersection of Seventeenth Street (Route 51) and Pennsylvania Avenue (Route 4044) Thursday, September 5 until 3 p.m. to allow crews to conduct line painting and removal of temporary signals at the intersection. There will be additional lane closures weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through late September, as needed, to return the intersection back to its original configuration.

Flaggers will assist motorists through the work zone.

This $6.69 million project includes bridge preservation work on the Rochester-Monaca Bridge between Atlantic Avenue in Monaca Borough and Pleasant Street in Rochester Borough. Preservation work includes expansion joint replacement, zone painting, concrete deck overlay, downspout repair and replacement, steel and concrete repairs, as well as sidewalk, deck, barrier, and fence repairs, pavement marking upgrades, and other miscellaneous construction activities. This project is expected to be completed in late 2024.