(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that a ramp closure on eastbound I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) in Potter and Vanport townships will begin on Monday, October 12th.

Starting at approximately 10 A.M. that day, the ramp from Route 68 (State Avenue) to eastbound I-376 will be closed to traffic round-the-clock through late October as crews conduct concrete patching operations.

Traffic will be detoured, and the detour route can be found below, according to a release from PennDOT District 11:
 

Posted detour
 

• From Route 68, take the ramp to westbound I-376 

• Take the Brighton (Exit 36) exit 

• Turn left on Brighton Road 

• Turn left onto the ramp to eastbound I-376 

• End detour 

This work is part of the I-376 (Beaver Valley Expressway) Vanport Bridge Steel Repair project worth $4.8 million between the Route 68 Midland/Beaver (Exit 38 A/B) and Route 18 Monaca/Shippingport (Exit 39) interchanges.

Steel repairs and spot painting will occur on the Vanport Bridge that is located over the Ohio River in Potter and Vanport townships.

Long-term lane restrictions are expected on I-376 until the work concludes in the late part of 2026.

The prime contractor for this work is Mosites Construction.