PITTSBURGH — After closing in one direction on Wednesday, Route 30 in East Pittsburgh is now completely closed to traffic after a severe dip formed in the road, PennDOT announced.
The closure went into effect about 1 p.m. Friday
The landslide on a hill in that area is causing a portion of the roadway to sink and threatening apartment buildings below.
RELATED: Westbound lanes of Route 30 closed due to road settling
BREAKING NEWS: PennDOT has Just Announced that Route 30 is being CLOSED in BOTH DIRECTIONS. #PittsburghTraffic #wpxi pic.twitter.com/5aewri6Vf6
— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) April 6, 2018
Officials said Route 30 will be closed in both directions for the long term.
RELATED: Apartments evacuated for falling trees as landslide continues in East Pittsburgh
All eastbound traffic will be detoured at Electric Avenue in North Braddock using the following route:
- From eastbound Route 30, all traffic will take the ramp to Electric Avenue toward East Pittsburgh/Turtle Creek
- Turn right onto Braddock Avenue
- Turn left onto East Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard
- Turn left onto Navy-Marine Corps Way
- Turn right onto eastbound Route 30
- End detour
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