Route 18 Frankfort Road Closure for Slide Repair Work Begins Monday in Hanover Township

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing of Route 18 (Frankfort Road) in Hanover Township, Beaver County will begin Monday, April 20 weather permitting.

Crews will begin slide repair work requiring the closure of Route 18 between Cabin Road and Parkside Drive beginning Monday morning. Motorists will be detoured.

Posted Detour

Northbound Route 18

From northbound Route 18, turn left onto northbound Route 168
Turn right onto Route 30
Follow Route 30 back to Route 18
End detour

Southbound Route 18

Same detour in the opposite direction.

Mekis Construction Corporation is the prime contractor on this $1.81 million emergency repair project which also includes paving work, drainage improvements, and other miscellaneous construction activities. The closure will remain in place through late June.

Normal highway and bridge construction projects in Pennsylvania remain paused as part of the commonwealth’s efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This project is part of critical work that continues statewide addressing safety needs and work needed to eliminate roadway restrictions that could impede the ability for the movement of life sustaining goods and services.

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