State Route 2009, Ekastown Road, in Butler County will close Wednesday for maintenance.

During this time, the road will be closed to all traffic from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

During the closure, PennDOT will replace a failing pipe on the section of State Route 2009 by Palko's Tavern between Obringer Lane and Fleming Road.

To detour, motorists can take State Route 228 to State Route 356 to Route 28 to Millerstown Exit in Allegheny County to State Route 908 in Allegheny County back to State Route 1037/State Route 2009 Ekastown Road.

PennDOT requests that the public follows social distancing guidelines and avoid contact with construction personnel.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com.

The Second Annual Warrior Walk for Hope 5K in memory of Tyler J. Barger will be Sept. 13 with 1 p.m. registration and 2 p.m. opening ceremonies at the Karns City Athletic Field, 1446 Kittanning Pike, Karns City.Event organizers will follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that are in place at the time of the walk.Proceeds will benefit IRISE Suicide Prevention Education.For more information, email barger82@EMBARQMAIL.com.