Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing southbound I-79 structure repair work in Collier Township, Allegheny County will begin Wednesday night, January 21 weather permitting.
Due to a bridge strike on the structure carrying southbound I-79 over Thoms Run Road located approximately one-half mile north of the Heidelberg/Collier (Exit 55) off-ramp, a right-hand lane and shoulder closure have been in place around-the-clock since December 23.
To allow the repair work to occur, Thoms Run Road will close to traffic between Washington Pike (Route 50) and Neville Park Boulevard from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM each night through mid-February. All traffic will be detoured via Washington Pike (Route 50) and Prestley Road (Route 3031).
Once repair work is completed, I-79 will reopen to three lanes of unobstructed traffic.
Please stay alert and drive cautiously – safety is everyone’s responsibility.
Motorists 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
# # #