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    Interstate 79 Inspection Activities Continue in Allegheny County

    October 15, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing bridge and sign inspection activities on I-79 in Franklin Park Borough and Marshall Township, Allegheny County will continue weather permitting.

    To accommodate bridge and sign inspection activities along I-79 structures over Route 910 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the following restrictions will occur from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM each day according to the schedule below:

    Thursday and Friday, October 15-16

    • Northbound I-79 will have a single-lane restriction and a shoulder closure between the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) and the Youngstown OH/Harrisburg/I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike (Exit 77) interchanges

    Monday and Tuesday, October 19-20

    • Southbound I-79 will have single-lane restrictions and a shoulder closure between the Youngstown OH/Harrisburg/I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike (Exit 77) and Warrendale (Exit 75) interchanges
    • The northbound I-79 off-ramp to north 19/Cranberry (Exit 76) will have a traffic shift and shoulder closure.

    Wednesday through Friday, October 21-23

    • To accommodate inspection activities of the I-79 structures overhead, Mingo Road will have alternating lane restrictions between State Gamelands Road and Neely School Road

    Crews from MS Consultants will conduct the inspection activities. Drivers should be prepared for changing traffic patterns. 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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