Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
reminding motorists the closure of the northbound I-79 off-ramp to Neville
Island in Neville Township, Allegheny County will begin tonight, Monday,
October 7 weather permitting.
Beginning at 7 p.m.
Monday night, the Neville Island (Exit 65) ramp that carries traffic from
northbound I-79 to Grand Avenue will close to traffic around-the-clock through
Monday, November 25 as crews conduct deck repair work. All ramp traffic will be
detoured.
Posted Detour
Continue on northbound I-79
past the closed ramp
Take the Route
65/Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66) exit
Keep left towards Glenfield
Turn left onto Deer Run Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79 toward Washington
Take the Route 51/Neville
Island (Exit 65) exit
End Detour
This work is part of
the $43.9 million I-79 “S-Bend” Project that includes full-depth pavement
reconstruction, bridge preservation work on five mainline structures (I-79
northbound and southbound over Clever Road, I-79 northbound and southbound over
Route 51, and the Neville Island Bridge). The project also includes guiderail
replacement, highway lighting and signing upgrades, new pavement markings and
delineation, and other miscellaneous construction work.
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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alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.
Information about infrastructure in
District 11, including completed work and significant
projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active
construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011
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