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    I-579 Restrictions for Inspection Activities this Weekend in Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing bridge inspection activities requiring lane restrictions on I-579 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Saturday and Sunday, July 25-26 weather permitting.

    To accommodate inspection activities of the Center Avenue structure over I-579, the following restrictions will occur from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM each day according to the schedule below:

    Saturday, July 25

    • Traffic will be shifted on the northbound I-579 left-hand off-ramp to Convention Center/7th Avenue.
    • Traffic will be shifted and the shoulder will close on the northbound I-579 right-hand lane to east 380/Bigelow Boulevard.

    Sunday, July 26

    • There will be a lane restriction on southbound I-579 between the Bigelow Boulevard and Seventh Avenue on-ramps.
    • Traffic will be shifted on the Seventh Avenue ramp to southbound I-579.

    The above listed ramps will remain open during this inspection work.

    Crews from the Azalea Group and the Sofis Rigging Company 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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