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The project detailed below is complete, and the intersection has reopened.
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A very busy portion of Streets Run Road—from Route 51 on the border of Baldwin and Whitehall boroughs to Delwar Road in West Mifflin Borough—will see a lengthy thru-traffic closure in both directions from Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 5-7, as crews will work to replace the road surface at a nearby railroad crossing.
Specifically, the at-grade rail crossing is found near Baldwin's four-way intersection of Streets Run, East Willock and Doyle roads (between East Willock and Missionary Drive), and work there is expected to last from 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, until approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov 7.
According to a press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 11-0, in cooperation with the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company, about 14,618 vehicles use Streets Run Road in this area on an average day. Crews will work around-the-clock to complete the project.
Posted detours:
Streets Run Road
Southbound
- Turn left onto Delwar Road.
- Follow Delwar Road to Lebanon Church Road.
- Turn right and follow Lebanon Church west to Route 51.
- Take Route 51 north back to Streets Run Road.
Northbound
- Same detour in the opposite direction
Read about other roadwork in and around Baldwin-Whitehall here.
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Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex
3344 Churchview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA -
Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation)
100 Borough Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA -
PennDOT Engineering District 11
45 Thoms Run Rd, Bridgeville, PA
Janet Vucich
1:13 pm on Friday, October 19, 2012
And really, why not? It's already a nightmare to get anywhere other than within 4 blocks of where you live during morning rush hour here in the "Corridor". While they are at it, someone should install crossing gates at all of the crossings. People were on the tracks the other day while a train was approaching.
Fran Moog
3:32 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2012
Thanks for this update. I travel this daily to work and did not see any posting of this construction.
cc
11:32 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2012
They wouldn't need a gate if people weren't in a rush to beat the train. When the lights start flashing red, it is your responsibility to STOP. We all took driving test and read the book to drive, and one of the rules in the book is about Rail Road Crossing and Flashing Red Lights. Trains Engineers wouldn't have to blow the Whistle either if people wouldn't try to beat the train.
JJ1
4:19 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Oh please, half of streets run road is 25 mph, and I get constantly passed by cars going 50 as if i'm going to slow, I'm sick of it and I'm tired of being tailgated on that road as if going the speed limit is such an inconvenience to people!!
cc
11:46 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
JJ1 I have to agree with you about being passed on Streets Run Road when you drive the speed limit and they fly by you. Just with the train that crosses over the road, people try to beat the trains and have seen many of close calls because people are in a rush.
Thomas Hobbes
5:39 pm on Monday, October 29, 2012
get off the road, old man. I do i have to wait for you?
Paula Lim
6:22 pm on Monday, October 29, 2012
You nailed it! Totally agree!
Jessie George
2:27 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Oh don't worry Thomas Hobbes, the only time you slow down is when you see a cop on the side of the road huh. I can;t stand people like you, So arrogant and full of it!!
PghFan
12:37 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Not the best timing to do this closure on Halloween. Parents will be rushing to get home in time to get kids dressed, eat dinner and wait for for trick-or-treaters. Thanks for the heads-up.
Robert Edward Healy, III
6:33 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
Don't forget about this tomorrow, starting at 9 a.m.!
NE12Ukid
11:18 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2012
With the weather emergency coming I doubt that these dates will be accurate at all.
Robert Edward Healy, III
9:52 am on Monday, October 29, 2012
If you hadn't seen, this has been postponed again.
Robert Edward Healy, III
4:02 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
UPDATE: This project has been rescheduled. The road closure will now last from 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, until approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov 7.
Jim G
11:59 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
Bring back the whining female Baldwin police officer. Put a stop sign in her hand and let her direct traffic in the cold rain. After all it sure beats working in a warm office.
NE12Ukid
6:55 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The project detailed below is complete, and the intersection has reopened.
Yeah!