Landslide closes portion of Route 66 in Parks Township
A portion of Route 66 between Vandergrift and Leechburg closed down Wednesday evening due to a landslide, PennDOT officials said.
The section of Route 66 between the intersection of Jefferson Street and First Street/Lincoln Street in Parks Township was closed as of 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, with no estimated time to reopen, PennDOT said.
Drivers were encouraged to use Route 56 and the Route 56 Bypass at South Leechburg Hill.
Julia Maruca is a TribLive reporter covering health and the Greensburg and Hempfield areas. She joined the Trib in 2022 after working at the Butler Eagle covering southwestern Butler County. She can be reached at jmaruca@triblive.com.
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