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    Northbound Interstate 79 Cable Median Guiderail Installation Begins This Week

    June 07, 2023

    ​Uniontown, PA – PennDOT District 12 would like to inform motorists that cable median guiderail installation work is occurring on northbound Interstate 79 beginning today, June 7 and continuing through mid-September, weather and operational dependent.

    Weekday intermittent single-lane restrictions will be utilized to perform the work, which will begin in Greene County and move to Washington County as the project advances. Restrictions will be in place as follows:

    Greene County:

    • Northbound Interstate 79 in Perry, Whitely, and Franklin Townships between the Mount Morris Welcome Center and the Masontown/Waynesburg exit (Exit 14) between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, as needed.

    Washington County:

    • Northbound Interstate 79 in South Strabane and North Strabane Townships between the Houston/Eighty Four exit (Exit 43) and the Southpointe/Hendersonville exit (Exit 48) between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM or between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM, as needed.

    Motorists should exercise caution traveling through work zones, be alert for workers, and allow additional travel time.

    Crews from Nationwide Construction Group will be performing the work.

    This work is part of a $1.3 million project for the installation of cable median guiderail at various locations on Interstate 79 in Greene and Washington Counties. The project is anticipated to be complete in September 2023.

    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 1,000 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.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties at PennDOT District 12.

    Information about infrastructure in District 12, including completed work and significant projects, is available at District 12 Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at PennDOT Projects.

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    Contacts:  Toni Hartley, 724-425-3018 or tohartley@pa.gov

                      Melissa Maczko, 724-439-7135 or mmaczko@pa.gov

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