Rochester-Monaca Bridge set to close for 2 months this summer; lane restrictions expected soon

BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. — A major Beaver County bridge will close for two months, starting in June.

PennDOT will begin lane restrictions on the Rochester-Monaca Bridge in just a few weeks leading up to the closure.

It’s part of a nearly $10 million project. Crews will be replacing joints, concrete deck overlay, doing steel work and more.

“It could hurt my business just a little bit,” Daniel Harper told Channel 11. He owns a barber shop on Pennsylvania Avenue in Monaca. “It might be backed up quite a bit. I kind of fear that. Then, they have to drive through Monaca, which is a small town.”

The bridge will remain open to bicycles and pedestrians.

Here is the suggested detour when the bridge fully closes:

Northbound Bridge Traffic

· From the bridge, take Pennsylvania Avenue (Route 4044) eastbound to 17th Street

· Turn left onto 17th Street/North Route 51

· Cross the East Monaca-Rochester Bridge

· Turn left onto North Route 51/Route 65

· Take the exit ramp on the right for South Route 18/East Route 68/Rochester

· Continue on Brighton Avenue

· Follow the roundabout to Rhode Island Avenue/South Route 18

· Follow Rhode Island Avenue to the Rochester-Monaca Bridge

· End Detour