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State transportation department officials are advising motorists of possible delays as work continues on Routes 837 and 885 in West Mifflin.

Work on the bridge continues tomorrow on a bridge that carries Route 837 across the Union Railroad near the entrance to Kennywood Park, said Jim Struzzi, spokesman for PennDOT District 11.

Crews are replacing expansion joints and repairing concrete approach slabs on the bridge between Herman Avenue in Duquesne and Hoffman Boulevard in West Mifflin. Traffic will be reduced to a single lane in each direction from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through Aug. 21.

The work is included in a $1.3 million contract with Lone Pine Construction of Washington County for improvements on several bridges in PennDOT District 11, Struzzi said.

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Meanwhile, crews from Pennsylvania American Water Company are installing a new line on Route 885 in West Mifflin near Century III Mall.

The work continues all week, weather permitting, Struzzi said. Also known as Clairton Road, Route 885 provides access to Community College of Allegheny County's South Campus as well as Jefferson Regional Medical Center.

As a result of the work, the exit from eastbound Lebanon Church Road to southbound Route 885 will be closed nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Traffic will have to turn right at the signal to access southbound Route 885.

PennDOT is not involved in the work, which is being done by the water company, Struzzi said. Crews from Golden Triangle Construction Company of Imperial, under a contract with the water company, will restore the ramp surface and rebuild the island at the intersection with Lebanon Church Road.

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