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    I-579, Bigelow Boulevard Inspection Activities Wednesday, Thursday in Pittsburgh

    August 18, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing bridge inspection activities requiring restrictions on I-579 and Bigelow Boulevard in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Wednesday and Thursday, August 19-20 weather permitting.

    To accommodate inspection activities, the following restrictions will be in place from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM according to the schedule below:

    Wednesday, August 19

    • A single-lane restriction will occur on northbound I-579 between the off-ramp to PPG Arena/Centre Avenue and the Veterans Bridge
    • Traffic will be shifted on the ramp from northbound Crosstown Boulevard to east 380/Bigelow Boulevard

    Thursday, August 20

    • A single-lane restriction will occur on southbound I-579 between the 7th Avenue/6th Avenue off-ramp and the on-ramp from Bigelow Boulevard
    • A single-lane restriction will occur on westbound Bigelow Boulevard just north of the PPG Arena/6th Avenue off-ramp

    Crews from Mackin Engineering and the Sofis Rigging Company will conduct the inspection work. The ramps listed above will remain open to traffic.

    Please stay alert and drive cautiously – safety is everyone’s responsibility.

    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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