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    I-279 Inspection Activities Next Week in Allegheny County

    October 30, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA –The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing inspection activities along I-279 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Monday through Friday, November 2-6 weather permitting.

    To accommodate inspection activities along I-279, the following restrictions will occur from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM each day:

    Monday and Tuesday, November 2-3

    •  There will be a single-lane restriction on southbound I-279 between the north Route 28/East Ohio Street (Exit 2B) and North Shore (Exit 1B) exits.

    Wednesday, November 4

    • Inspection activities will occur within the closed HOV lanes between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.

    Thursday and Friday, November 5-6

    • There will be a single-lane restriction on northbound I-279 between the north Route 28/Chestnut Street/East Ohio Street/Etna (Exit 1D) exit and the North Avenue overpass.

    Crews from HDR, Inc. will conduct the inspection work.

    Travelers can check conditions on major roads 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 1,200 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.

    Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict11.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Nicole Haney, nhaney@pa.gov or 412-429-5011

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