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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that bridge inspection activities on southbound Route 65 in the City of Pittsburgh will occur today, weather permitting.  

From 9 A.M. to 3 P.M., bridge inspection activities on the Route 65 bridge over Chateau Street and Norfolk Southern rail lines will occur requiring the closure of the southbound Route 65 ramp to Beaver Avenue.  

Inspection activities will be conducted by crews from HDR, Inc. and the Sofis Rigging Company. 

According to a release from PennDOT District 11, here is the detour for this work: 

Posted Detour 

 Southbound Route 65 to Beaver Avenue 

• From southbound Route 65, take the ramp to North 19 toward Marshall Avenue/Beaver Avenue 

• Take the left-hand ramp to Marshall Avenue 

• At the traffic signal, turn right to South 19 toward Downtown 

• Take the ramp to Beaver Avenue 

• End detour