Part of Route 981 in Mt. Pleasant Township will close starting Tuesday. The road, also known in that section as Mt. Pleasant Calumet Road will be closed from Waltons Lane to Boyer Road. The closure is anticipated to continue into mid-June depending on weather and operations, according to PennDOT. Drivers
A section of a complex triangular intersection in the Mt. Pleasant Township village of Norvelt will close Monday as part of PennDOT’s construction of a new roundabout. The short section of Mount Pleasant Road that curves to the right for southbound traffic heading onto Route 981 will close. Instead, southbound
Motorists on Route 981 in Mt. Pleasant Township can expect traffic interruptions on Wednesday, followed by closure of a section of the road beginning on Thursday. PennDOT said the road will be closed from Boyer Road south to Fiedors Grove Road, just south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, as construction continues
Thousands still remained without power in Westmoreland and Fayette counties Sunday morning in the wake of high winds that toppled trees and damaged structures Friday and Saturday. West Penn Power reported close to 4,000 customer outages in Westmoreland County and about 2,300 in Fayette County at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
Thousands of homes remained without power Saturday morning in Westmoreland and Fayette counties as a result of high winds that began moving through the region on Friday and remained a threat in some areas through early Saturday afternoon. As of 11:20 a.m., West Penn Power reported more than 16,000 outages