Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the reopening of the Rochester-Monaca Bridge, which carries Route 18 over the Ohio River, in Rochester and Monaca boroughs, Beaver County.
Crews closed the bridge to traffic on Tuesday, June 11 to conduct expansion dam joint replacements, zone painting, concrete deck overlay, steel, concrete, sidewalk, barrier and fence repair work, and other miscellaneous construction activities. The work requiring the full closure has been completed and the bridge has reopened to traffic four days ahead of schedule.
There will continue to be the following restrictions, as needed, through late September to allow crews to complete pier work, downspout work, and other miscellaneous construction according to the following schedule:
Rochester-Monaca Bridge (Route 18)
- Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on the bridge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays
Route 51
- Single-lane restrictions will occur on westbound Route 51 in Rochester Borough from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays between the South Route 18/East Route 68 Rochester off-ramp and the North Route 51/West Route 68 Beaver/Chippewa off-ramp
Additionally, there will be work expected to occur at the intersection of Seventeenth Street (Route 51) and Pennsylvania Avenue (Route 4044). Details including work hours will be provided in advance of the work.
This $6.69 million bridge preservation project is located 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.
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