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Work begins Monday to repair a portion of McKee Road damaged by landslides.
The resulting detour --- about four miles long --- will affect both residents of the surrounding area as well as visitors to the White Oak Athletic Association's complex at the corner of McKee Road and Lower Heckman Road.
Weather permitting, crews from Michael Facchiano Contracting of Pittsburgh will begin closing the road at 7 a.m. Monday, said Jim Struzzi, district spokesman for the state Department of Transportation.
The road will be closed between Route 48 (Jacks Run Road) and Lower Heckman Road continuing through late October, and will remain open for local traffic only.
The posted detour uses Route 48 to Route 30, and then Route 30 to McKee Road. About 2,300 vehicles use McKee Road on an average day.