Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing lane restrictions on the I-79 Neville Island Bridge in Robinson and Neville townships, and Glenfield Borough, Allegheny County will occur Friday, August 8 through Monday, August 11 weather permitting.
Northbound Interstate 79 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic on the Neville Island Bridge between the Route 51/Coraopolis/McKees Rocks (Exit 64) and the Route 65/Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66) interchanges from 7 p.m. Friday night continuously through 5 a.m. Monday morning. The on-ramp from Grand Avenue to northbound I-79 and the off-ramp to Route 65/Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66) will remain open. Crews from Lindy Paving will conduct bridge deck repairs.
Southbound Interstate 79 will not be impacted.
Additionally, Grand Avenue will be reduced to a single-lane of bi-directional traffic from 7 p.m. Friday, August 8 through 3 p.m. Saturday, August 9 between the Interstate 79 on- and off-ramps. Westbound Grand Avenue traffic will be shifted into an eastbound lane through the work zone.
Motorists should allow extra time if traveling through the corridor. Please stay alert and drive cautiously – safety is everyone’s responsibility.
This work is part of the $43.9 million I-79 “S-Bend” Project that included full-depth pavement reconstruction, and bridge preservation work. Additionally, there was milling and paving of three ramps at the Route 51 (Coraopolis/McKees Rocks) interchange. The project also included guiderail replacement, highway lighting and signing upgrades, new pavement markings and delineation, and other miscellaneous construction work.
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