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    Northbound I-279 Parkway North Maintenance Activities Tonight in Allegheny County

    October 08, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing maintenance operations on northbound I-279 (Parkway North) in the City of Pittsburgh and Ross Township, Allegheny County will occur tonight, Thursday, October 8 weather permitting.

    Northbound I-279 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic between the McKnight Road/Evergreen Road (Exit 4) and the Perrysville Avenue (Exit 5) interchanges from 10:00 PM tonight, Thursday, to 5:00 AM Friday morning. PennDOT crews will conduct maintenance activities on the structure carrying Route 19 traffic over I-279.

    Please allow extra time and use caution when traveling through the work zone.

    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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