Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the closure of the ramp from Grand Avenue to northbound I-79 at the
Neville Island Bridge in Neville Township, Allegheny County, will begin
Tuesday, November 28 weather permitting.
Beginning at 7 a.m. on
Tuesday, the ramp that carries traffic from Grand Avenue to northbound I-79
will close to traffic continuously through Friday, December 8 as crews conduct
concrete deck repairs. All ramp traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detour
From westbound Grand Avenue,
cross the Ohio River via the Coraopolis Bridge
Turn right onto northbound
Route 51 (4th
Avenue)
Turn left onto Thorn Run Road
Turn left onto southbound Route
51 (5th
Avenue)
Continue southbound on Route 51
(5th Avenue
becomes State Avenue)
Turn right onto the ramp to
northbound I-79 toward Erie
End detour
Alternate Detour
From eastbound Grand Avenue,
bear right onto Neville Road
Cross the Ohio River via the
Fleming Park Bridge
Turn right onto northbound
Route 51 (Robinson Boulevard) toward Coraopolis
Continue northbound on Route 51
(Robinson Boulevard becomes Coraopolis Road)
Turn left onto the ramp to
northbound I-79
End detour
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 X alerts accessible on the 511PA
website.
Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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