Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing bridge work on southbound I-79 in Aleppo Township, Allegheny County,
will occur Wednesday night, August 23 weather permitting.
Bridge parapet and
approach slab work will occur on southbound I-79 at the southbound bridge over
Glenfield Road from 7 p.m. Wednesday night to 6 a.m. Thursday morning.
Southbound I-79 will close between the Emsworth/Sewickley Route 65 (Exit 66)
off-ramp and the Neville Island Bridge. To allow the work to occur, southbound
I-79 traffic in the local (right-hand lane) will be detoured at the
Emsworth/Sewickley Route 65 (Exit 66) interchange. All
southbound I-79 through traffic should use the express lane.
Local Lane Detour
From southbound I-79, all
traffic will take the Emsworth/Sewickley Route 65 (Exit 66) off-ramp
Turn left onto Glenfield Road
Continue straight onto Kilbuck
Street
Turn right onto Deer Run Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79
End detour
The work is part of
the $26.49 million I-79 improvement project. Improvements include four bridge
deck replacements, one bridge preservation, milling and resurfacing,
preservation work on seven sign structures, installation of five new ITS signs,
guide rail improvements, signage updates, and pavement marking installation. A
southbound crossover will occur on I-79 in 2023 for bridge deck replacement
work. The majority of the project will conclude in the spring of 2024.
The prime contractor
is the Joseph B. Fay Company. Work on this project will be coordinated with
other projects in the area.
To help keep motorists
informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for
the I-79 Neville Island Bridge rehabilitation including traffic advisories and
construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov.
Please write “Subscribe – I-79” in the subject line.
Motorists can check
conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than
1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also
available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by
calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA
website.
Subscribe to PennDOT
news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.penndot.gov/District11.
Information about
infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant
projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results.
Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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