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Long-Term Closure On Streets Run Road In Effect

BALDWIN BOROUGH (KDKA) - Get ready for detours and headaches in Baldwin Borough.

Streets Run Road will be closed for more than a month between Missionary and Springdale drives.

PennDOT's Steve Cowan said this will affect about 7,800 motorists a day.

"It's just a short stretch of roadway that is actually sliding away. It's a major project. We are actually building a wall to support the hillside so they can rebuild the road," Cowan said.

Detours are posted, but it appears most will be taking Route 885 throughout the construction. Mary Ann Garofalo of Pleasant Hills had the right idea.

"Well, I took a dry run because every Thursday I take my husband down to the VA. So, I wanted to make sure I'm not stuck," she said.

To make getting from Point A to Point B even more tedious in Baldwin, there's more construction just up the road.

Schuette Road is closed between Streets Run and Willett roads.

Two retaining walls along that stretch collapsed during recent flash flooding. That section could be closed for a few more weeks.

As for Streets Run Road, the stretch of road will remain closed to traffic continuously through Monday, July 31.

So, PennDOT says be patient, courteous and give yourself a little extra time to get to where you are going.

Here are the detours:

From South of the Slide
• Take Streets Run Road to Route 51 (Clairton Boulevard)
• Turn left onto Route 51
• Take the ramp to Lebanon Church Road toward McKeesport and West Mifflin
• From Lebanon Church Road, turn left onto Route 885 (Lebanon Road)
• Turn left onto Route 885 (Mifflin Road)
• From Route 885, turn right onto Glass Run Road
• Turn right onto Baldwin Road
• Baldwin Road becomes Streets Run Road
• End detour

From North of the Slide
• Take Streets Run Road to Ramp Street
• Turn right onto Ramp Street
• Turn right onto Mifflin Road
• Turn right onto Lebanon Road (Route 885)
• Turn right onto Lebanon Church Road
• Turn right onto Route 51 (Clairton Boulevard)
• Turn right onto Streets Run Road
• End detour

From Southbound Route 885
• Turn right onto Lebanon Road (Route 885)
• Turn right onto Lebanon Church Road
• Turn right onto Route 51 (Clairton Boulevard)
• Turn right onto Streets Run Road
• End detour

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