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    Southbound I-279 Overnight Concrete Repairs Start Monday Night in Pittsburgh

    March 27, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA –The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing concrete repair work on southbound I-279 (Parkway North) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin Monday night, March 30 weather permitting.

    Concrete repair work requiring a single-lane restriction on southbound I-279 between the North Shore (Exit 1B) off-ramp and the Fort Duquesne Bridge will occur from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM weeknights through mid-April. Crews from Allison Park Contractors will conduct the concrete repair work.

    This work will be coordinated with nightly inspection work occurring on the Fort Duquesne Bridge.

    Please use caution if traveling on the ramps.  Work zone 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.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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