Long-Term Restrictions Begin Monday on Route 65 in Ambridge

Single-lane traffic on Route 65 in the area under the Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge will begin on Monday, March 12, according to PennDOT.

From 9 a.m. Monday through late July, crews will be installing supports and conducting pier repairs on the bridge above Route 65. 

Single-lane traffic will occur in each direction, PennDOT said.   

The nearby Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge for a $16.6 million project to repair the 10-span structure. The bridge is expected to reopen in mid-November, while the overall project will conclude in late 2013.

Traffic meanwhile is being .

Other projects

• A $1.6 million project to repair the bridge that carries Route 65 over Birmingham Avenue in Avalon resumes on Thursday, March 8.  Traffic on Route 65 will be reduced to a single, 11-foot-wide lane in each direction between Harrison and Elizabeth avenues beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on March 8 through mid-October.

• An estimated $5 million to $6 million resurfacing and milling project on Route 65 will begin in late May or early June. The work will stretch from the Beaver County line through  and  to the Sewickley Bridge.

• Also in late May or early June, a $1 million to $2 million resurfacing project will occur farther southbound along Route 65 in Emsworth from Charles Willow Street to Hazelwood Avenue.