It's springtime in Pittsburgh - you know the time of year when all those pretty orange construction signs and cones start blooming all over area roadways! In an effort to keep motorists better informed of highway construction activities, PennDOT Engineering District 11 has created a construction hotline number for several key construction projects in the Pittsburgh region.

The number - 412-429-6035 - features current construction activities, restrictions, and other information on the following projects:

• Parkway East Reconstruction
• Boulevard of the Allies Bridge Replacement
• Route 28 Reconstruction and Widening
• 1-79 Neville Island to I-279 reconstruction
• I-279 McKnight Road Improvements

PennDOT has also created a special Web site for its Interstate reconstruction program, with up-to-date information and details on the various construction projects. For other construction projects, traffic delays and information on road conditions around the greater Pittsburgh area, see Pittsburgh Traffic Advisories.