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    Interstate 79 Inspection Activities Next Week in Allegheny County

    May 22, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing bridge inspection activities on Interstate 79 in Bridgeville Borough and South Fayette Township, Allegheny County will occur next week, Tuesday through Thursday nights, May 26-28 weather permitting.  

    There will be single-lane restrictions and shoulder closures from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM each night through Friday morning, May 29 in the following locations:

    • I-79, in both directions, just north of the Route 50/Bridgeville (Exit 54) interchange
    • The on-ramp from westbound Route 50 to northbound I-79

    Crews from HDR, Inc. and the Sofis Rigging Company will conduct the inspection activities. Please stay alert and drive cautiously – safety is everyone’s responsibility.

    Drivers can check conditions on major roadways 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.

    Find PennDOT news on X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

    MEDIA CONTACT: Nicole Haney, nhaney@pa.gov or 412-429-5011

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