Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing paving operations on northbound Interstate 79 in Franklin Park,
Sewickley Hills, and Glenfield boroughs, and Aleppo and Ohio townships,
Allegheny County will occur Monday through Thursday nights, September 25-28
weather permitting.
Milling and paving
operations will occur on northbound I-79 between the Neville Island Bridge and
I-279 (Parkway North) from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night. Single-lane and
shoulder restrictions will occur on mainline I-79.
Intermittent closures
requiring short-term detours will occur on the following ramps:
Glenfield Road/Kilbuck Street
on-ramp to northbound I-79
Mt. Nebo Road on-ramp to
northbound I-79
Northbound I-79 off-ramp to Mt.
Nebo Road
Posted Ramp Detours
Glenfield Road to
Northbound I-79
From Glenfield Road/Kilbuck
Street, turn onto Deer Run Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79
Take the ramp to Neville Island
(Exit 65)
Turn right onto Grand Avenue
Take the ramp to northbound
I-79
Follow northbound I-79 back to
the closed ramp
End detour
Mt. Nebo Road to
Northbound I-79
From Mt. Nebo Road, take the
ramp to southbound I-79
Take the ramp to Neville Island
(Exit 65)
Turn right onto Grand Avenue
Take the ramp to northbound
I-79
Follow northbound I-79 back to
the Mt. Nebo Road interchange
End detour
Northbound I-79 to Mt.
Nebo Road
Continue on northbound I-79
past the closed ramp
Take the ramp to Wexford (Exit
73)
Turn left onto Route 910
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79
Follow southbound I-79 back to
the Mt. Nebo interchange
Take the ramp to Mt. Nebo Road
(Exit 68)
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.
Crossovers will occur on southbound I-79 in 2023 for bridge deck replacement
work. The majority of the project will conclude in early 2024.
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: Steve Cowan, 412-334-5436
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