Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing a traffic shift on southbound Interstate 79 in Robinson Township,
Allegheny County will occur Monday, July 29 weather permitting.
The southbound I-79
lanes over Campbells Run Road, just south of I-376 West/Airport/Beaver (Exit
59B) exit, will be shifted to the right into a new configuration of two
11-foot-wide lanes and a one-foot shoulder.
The new traffic pattern will begin once line painting operations
conclude and will remain in place continuously through mid-August. The shift
will be implemented to accommodate bridge deck overlay work. All interchange
ramp access will be maintained.
The preparatory work
will begin 7 p.m. Monday evening under the current overnight single-lane
restrictions.
Work on this $14.97
million highway restoration project in Robinson and Kennedy townships began in
early April 2024. The project begins at the I-376 Airport/Pittsburgh (Exit 59
A/B) interchange and continues approximately one-half mile north of the Route
60 Moon Run/Crafton (Exit 60 A/B) interchange. The work includes concrete
pavement patching, guide rail and cable barrier replacement, highway lighting
and signing updates, drainage work, pavement markings and other miscellaneous
construction activities on mainline I-79 and ten ramps (four at the I-376
interchange and six ramps at the Route 60 interchange). There will be bridge
preservation work on six structures (northbound and southbound I-79 bridges
over I-376, Route 60, and Campbells Run Road), including concrete deck
overlays, replacement of seals at expansion dams and deck joints, substructure
concrete repairs, cleaning of bridge bearings and spot painting of the
northbound and southbound I-79 steel I-beam bridges over I-376. The majority of
the roadway work along mainline I-79 will be performed under short-term,
single-lane closures during nighttime restrictions. There will be long-term lane restrictions in place for the
bridge work, including six weekend-long lane restrictions. Additionally, there
will be milling and paving operations on Route 60 between Lorish Road and Old
Steubenville Pike, preservation work of six existing sign structures (one on
northbound I-79 and five on southbound I-79) as well as concrete repairs and
scour protection of two arch culverts underneath mainline I-79 and several
ramps. The project is anticipated to conclude in the late spring of 2025.
The prime contractor
is Golden Triangle Construction Company, Inc. Work on this project will be
coordinated with other projects in the area.
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 X
alerts.
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Contact: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011
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