I-579 Veterans Bridge Inspection this Week in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing inspection activities on the I-579 Veterans Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Wednesday and Thursday, December 27-28 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions will occur in both direction on the I-579 Veterans Bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railway and Liberty Avenue on the southern end of the structure according to the following schedule: 

  • Southbound – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day

  • Northbound – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day

Crews from The Markosky Engineering Group, Inc. and the Pittsburgh Rigging Company will conduct the inspection. 

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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