Route 837 in Jefferson Hills reopens to traffic

JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa. — Route 837 in Jefferson Hills has reopened to traffic after a massive boulder rolled onto the roadway on Tuesday.

Crews immediately closed the roadway on Tuesday, from the Elizabeth Bridge to St. Clair Avenue, as the enormous rock broke free from the nearby hillside and blocked a full lane.

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Lori Musto, assistant district executive of maintenance for PennDOT District 11, told Channel 11 that crews initially tried to roll it off the road, but it proved too heavy.

A PennDOT spokesman told Channel 11 that their geotechnical staff evaluated the hillside and did not observe any rocks or material that needed to come down. Crews will continue to monitor the hillside.

Musto said that the removed rock could be repurposed as “fill” to repair landslides.

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