(File Photo of Road Construction Ahead Sign)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Rochester, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that beginning Tuesday, May 27th, weather permitting, Route 68 in Rochester will be closed for a project for roadwork improvement. Starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and going continuously through the middle of October, a part of Virginia Avenue will close to traffic that is long-term between Jefferson Street and Sunflower Road. According to a release from PennDOT District 11, here are the detours for drivers during this work:
Posted Car Detours
South of the Closure
- From Adams Street, turn left onto New York Avenue
- Bear right onto Harmony Avenue
- Harmony Avenue becomes Pennsylvania Avenue
- Turn right onto Grant Street
- Turn left onto Virginia Avenue
- Turn right onto Marion Hill Road
- Follow Marion Hill Road back to Route 68 (Sunflower Road)
- End detour
North of the Closure
- Same detour in the opposite direction
Posted Truck Detours
South of the Closure
- From the Rochester Roundabout, take Brighton Avenue toward North 18/65
- From Brighton Avenue bear left onto West Madison Street
- Turn right onto Delaware Avenue (Route 18)
- From northbound Route 18, turn right onto 13th Street
- 13th Street becomes Marion Hill Road
- Follow Marion Hill Road back to Route 68 (Sunflower Road)
- End detour
North of the Closure
- From Route 68 (Sunflower Road), turn onto Marion Hill Road
- Marion Hill Road becomes 13th Street
- Turn left onto southbound Route 18 (3rd Avenue)
- Take the left-hand ramp to Route 68 toward (Beaver/Rochester)
- From southbound Route 18 (Delaware Avenue), turn left onto West Madison Street
- Bear right onto Brighton Avenue
- Follow Brighton Avenue to the Rochester Roundabout
- From the roundabout, take Adams Street toward East 68
- End detour