Somerset County road to close for train track repairs, following March crash

Somerset County road to close for train track repairs, following March crash

FRIEDENS, Pa. (WTAJ) — A section of Route 281 in Somerset County will shut down Sunday, May 4, as crews rerail a CSX train damaged in a March collision. The closure, announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on behalf of CSX Transportation and the Somerset County Department of Emergency Services, will affect Route 281 (Stoystown Road) in Friedens for a single day. A roughly 3-mile detour will redirect traffic using Rou…