Rostraver Township, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 today highlighted the 37 projects anticipated to start during the 2025 construction season, and the 35 projects that will continue in 2025 in the four-county, Uniontown-based region. These investments support Governor Shapiro’s vision of a safe and reliable transportation network that connects people to opportunities and to one another.
During the first two years of the Shapiro administration, 12,921 miles of roadway were improved, including 4,708 miles of paving. This represents nearly 900 more miles of roadway improved and over 800 more miles paved than in the previous two years. During the same timeframe, work advanced on 1,172 state and local bridges, compared to 998 during the previous two years. Additionally, under this administration, PennDOT and its industry partners repaired more poor-condition bridges than any other state in the nation in 2023 and improved more miles of roadway than at any time in the past decade.
“I am excited to oversee the Interstate 70 at Route 51 Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) opening at the end of this year,” said Rachel Duda, PennDOT District 12 Executive. “With the implementation of Pennsylvania's Distracted Driving Law – Paul Miller’s Law – we will continue promoting safety and saving lives, our top priorities.”
PennDOT anticipates investing more than $250 million in the region, which encompasses Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties. This investment includes rehabilitating, reconstructing, and resurfacing 88 miles of highways, as well as improving 92 bridges – 63 through preservation, four through rehabilitation, and 25 through replacement.
"Our hardworking maintenance crews will be tackling over 696 miles of seal coating and crack sealing this summer, along with 20 critical slide repairs,” said Assistant District Executive for Maintenance Robb Dean. “Their dedication and effort will ensure safer, smoother, and more reliable highways for everyone."
“As Assistant District Executive for Construction, I have the privilege of working with many talented professionals to deliver our construction projects in District 12, said Bill Beaumariage. These projects are home-grown, as they are designed and constructed by local companies, and the raw materials used to construct them are sourced and manufactured locally. This allows the money that is allocated for these projects to stay in the local communities and provide good-paying jobs for local families.”
Notable projects that are expected to begin or continue this year, by county, include:
Fayette County
- Route 119 - McClure/Kingview Interchange is a safety and roadway project that will resurface and reconstruct Route 119, Kingview Road, Crossroads Road, Mount Pleasant Road, McClure Road, Wedding Road, and Kendi Road, as well as extend Kendi Road to connect to Kingview Road in Upper Tyrone and Bullskin townships ($55 million to $65 million).
- Dunlap Creek (Cast Iron) Bridge Rehabilitation is a continuing project to structurally rehabilitate and repair the existing bridge that carries Route 4003 (Market Street) over Dunlap Creek and install a new mid-block crossing and a pedestrian bridge for safety and accessibility. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, the superstructure was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1839 as the first cast-iron metal arch bridge in the United States in Brownsville Borough ($8.9 million).
Greene County
- Route 88 over Whiteley Creek project is for the replacement of the structure that carries Route 88 (Dilliner Point Marion Road) over Whiteley Creek in Monongahela Township ($5.5 million).
- Sugar Run Road Intersection project will reconstruct the Route 2003 (Sugar Run Road/Porter Street) and Route 2028 (Sugar Run Road/Orchard Road) intersection with a roundabout and bridge replacement in Franklin Township ($3 million to $5 million).
Washington County
- Route 2001/Route 18 over Catfish Creek project will replace the structure carrying Route 18/Route 2001 (South Main Street) over a branch of Catfish Creek in the City of Washington ($2 million to $4 million).
- Route 1019 (Bebout Road) & Route 1002 (East McMurray Road) Intersection project is for the reconstruction and widening of Route 1002 (East McMurray Road) to accommodate northbound and southbound left-turn lanes, with a minor alignment shift, and widening Route 1019 (Bebout Road) to include a westbound right-turn lane in Peters Township ($4.1 million).
Westmoreland County
- I-70 Arnold City Interchange project will reconstruct the I-70 at Arnold City interchange, including the overpass bridge and acceleration/deceleration ramps, full-depth reconstruction of 1.75 miles, widening lanes and median, drainage, and stormwater improvements, replacements of the Route 3011 and Route 3017 overpass structures, and a diamond configuration interchange with a five-leg roundabout in Rostraver Township ($88.8 million).
- I-70/Route 51 Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) project continues to widen and reconstruct the interchange at Exit 46 to eliminate the substandard cloverleaf and replace it with a DDI in Rostraver Township ($120.6 million).
“SPC is excited to see these projects begin construction,” said Lillian Gabreski, Director of Transportation at the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission. “This work is the culmination of a multi-year planning process as part of SPC’s $4.54 billion regional Transportation Improvement Program. We’re grateful to our county, federal, and state partners for their work to get these projects from conception to completion.”
Countywide 2025 construction maps and a full project list are attached. Dates are current as of the date of publication and are subject to change due to weather and operational conditions.
As construction projects are underway in the region, the traveling public can anticipate seeing many work zones and is urged to keep in mind the safety of both them and highway workers. When encountering a work zone, please drive the posted speed limit, turn on your headlights, pay close attention to signs and flaggers, and avoid all distractions.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24/7, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to over 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District12.
Information about infrastructure in District 12, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D12Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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