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    Interstate 579, Crosstown Boulevard Restrictions Begin Monday in Pittsburgh

    August 21, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing inspection activities requiring lane restrictions on various roads and ramps in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will begin Monday, August 24 weather permitting.

    To accommodate inspection and sounding activities, the following roads and ramps will have restrictions from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM each day through Friday, August 28:

    • A traffic shift and shoulder restriction will occur on the Bigelow Boulevard ramp to north I-579/Veterans Bridge
    • A traffic shift and shoulder restriction will occur on the ramp from 7th Avenue to southbound I-579
    • Northbound I-579 will have lane restrictions between the PPG Arena/Center Avenue off-ramp and the Veterans Bridge
    • Southbound I-579 will have lane restrictions between the Veterans Bridge and the PPG Arena/Center Avenue and the east I-376/Oakland/Monroeville off-ramps

    Crews from GFT will conduct the inspection and sounding 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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