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
Southbound Bridge Traffic
· From the bridge, take Rhode Island Avenue to the Rochester roundabout
· Turn right onto Brighton Avenue toward South Route 65/Route 51
· Take the ramp to southbound Route 65
· Continue to the off-ramp for South Route 51
· Turn right onto the East Monaca-Rochester Bridge
· Turn right onto Pennsylvania Avenue
· Continue westbound to 9th Street
· End Detour
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