Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the southbound Interstate 79 local lane in Glenfield, Sewickley
Hills, and Franklin Park boroughs and Ohio and Aleppo townships, Allegheny
County will close Friday night, September 8 through Saturday morning, September
9 weather permitting.
The southbound I-79
local lane (right-hand lane) between I-279 and the Neville Island Bridge will
close to traffic from 7 p.m. Friday night through 11 a.m. Saturday morning to
allow crews to remove the I-79 southbound crossover. Crews will conduct barrier
removal and line painting operations to restore southbound traffic to its
original configuration. All southbound I-79 traffic will use the crossed over
express lane (left-hand lane) until restrictions are removed.
Southbound I-79
traffic will not be able to access the Mt. Nebo Road (Exit 68) and the
Emsworth/Sewickley Route 65 (Exit 66) interchanges. Traffic to those exits will
be detoured.
Posted Detour
Southbound I-79 traffic will
take the Neville Island (Exit 65) off-ramp
Turn right onto Grand Avenue
Take the ramp to northbound
I-79
From northbound I-79 follow to
the Emsworth/Sewickey or Mt. Nebo Road interchanges
End detour
Traffic from Mt. Nebo
Road to southbound I-79 will be detoured.
Posted Detour
From Mt. Nebo Road take the
ramp to northbound I-79
Take the Wexford/Route 910
(Exit 73) exit
Turn left onto westbound Route
910 (Wexford-Bayne 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.
The majority of the project will conclude in early 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 more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter
conditions on 2,900 miles, 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.
Contact: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011
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