Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of the left-hand express lane on southbound Interstate 79 in Kennedy, Robinson, and Neville townships, and Glenfield Borough in Allegheny County will occur Saturday, September 23 weather permitting.
The crossed over left-hand express lane on southbound I-79 will close to traffic from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday to allow crews to conduct drilling operations. All southbound I-79 traffic will use the right-hand local lane.
Please slow down and allow extra time when traveling through the corridor.
This work is part of the $43.9 million I-79 “S-Bend” Project that includes full-depth pavement reconstruction, bridge preservation work on five mainline structures (I-79 northbound and southbound over Clever Road, I-79 northbound and southbound over Route 51, and the Neville Island Bridge). Additionally, there will be milling and paving of three ramps at the Route 51 (Coraopolis/McKees Rocks) interchange. The project also includes guiderail replacement, highway lighting and signing upgrades, new pavement markings and delineation, and other miscellaneous construction work.
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Contact: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011
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