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    I-579 Inspection Activities Next Week in Allegheny County

    October 23, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA –The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing inspection activities along I-579 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Monday through Thursday, October 26-29 weather permitting.

    To accommodate inspection activities along I-579, the following restrictions will occur from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM each day:

    Monday, October 26

    • A lane restriction will occur on the Bedford Avenue ramp to southbound I-579.
    • Single-lane restrictions will occur on 7th Avenue over I-579.
    • Alternating lane restrictions will occur Bigelow Boulevard under the I-579 HOV lanes.

    Tuesday, October 27

    • A lane restriction will occur on Bigelow Boulevard ramp to northbound I-579 under the Bedford Avenue ramp to I-579.
    • Alternating lane restrictions will occur on 7th Avenue over I-579.
    • A shoulder restriction will occur on the Bigelow Boulevard on-ramp to southbound I-579.

    Wednesday, October 28

    • Alternating lane restrictions will occur on southbound I-579 under Centre Avenue.

    Thursday, October 29

    • Alternating lane restrictions will occur on northbound I-579 under Centre Avenue.

    Crews from EGIS or Navarro & Wright 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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