The following ramp
closures have been extended through late November to accommodate concrete
roadway patching, spall repairs, joint sealing, and pavement marking
installation work:
Southbound I-79 to Route 60
South/Crafton (Exit 60A) will close weeknights, as needed, from 7 p.m. to
6 a.m.
Northbound I-79 to Route 60
(Exit 60) will close weeknights, as needed, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Ramp traffic will be
detoured during the work.
Additionally,
single-lane restrictions in both directions of Steubenville Pike (Route 60)
between Lorish Road and Old Steubenville Pike have been extended through late
November according to the following schedule:
Posted Detours
Southbound I-79 to
Route 60 South/Crafton (Exit 60A)
Continue south on I-79
Take the Carnegie (Exit 57)
exit
Turn left onto West Main Street
Turn right onto the ramp to
I-79 north towards Erie
Take the Route 60/Crafton/Moon
Run (Exit 60) exit
End Detour
Northbound I-79 ramp
to Route 60
Continue on northbound I-79
past the closed ramp
Take the Route 51
Coraopolis/McKees Rocks off-ramp (Exit 64)
Turn left onto Route 51
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79 toward Washington
From southbound I-79, take the
Moon Run off-ramp (Exit 60B) to northbound Route 60 or the Crafton
off-ramp (Exit 60A) to southbound Route 60
End detour
This work is weather
dependent and may not occur each night.
Work on this $14.97
million highway restoration project in Robinson and Kennedy townships began in
early April. 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. 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 continue to
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. Additionally, there will be 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 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.
MEDIA CONTACT: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011
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