Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing that repair work on northbound I-579, which required a traffic shift into the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in the City of Pittsburgh and Ross Township, Allegheny County, will be completed Monday morning, November 3 weather permitting.
Single-lane restrictions and traffic shifts will occur on northbound I-579 between the Veterans Bridge and I-279 (Parkway North) from 9:00 PM Friday night continuously through 5:00 AM Monday morning as crews finalize pier repair work and reestablish the original traffic configuration through the corridor.
Additionally, a single-lane closure on southbound I-279, in the location of the previous crossover, will occur this weekend as crews set precast barrier for future HOV restoration.
By Monday morning, motorists can expect the following:
- Northbound I-579 will be placed back in the original configuration with the elimination of the crossover into the HOV lanes.
- Northbound I-579 will connect directly with northbound I-279 and all Parkway North ramps will be accessible to traffic.
- The ramp from northbound I-579 to northbound Route 28 will reopen.
- The I-579 and I-279 HOV lanes will remain closed to traffic.
The HOV lanes will remain closed to daily traffic through mid-November. Crews will need to replace barrier, remove and reestablish signage, conduct line striping, and test the HOV gate system before reopening. However, the I-279 HOV lanes will reopen for North Shore events.
Work will continue on the northbound I-579 piers from under the structures. Minor traffic restrictions may occur intermittently on northbound I-579 until the project is complete. The long-term repair work follows previous inspection activities where the department found significant deterioration on several piers on I-579 and the I-579 HOV lanes. Out of an abundance of caution, traffic was shifted on mainline I-579 and completely removed from the I-579 HOV lanes while analysis was conducted. The department performed hands-on inspections of 35 piers in this location. The project team has been in constant communication to safely and efficiently develop and implement repairs while minimizing impacts to motorists.
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