The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing preparatory work for the Fort Duquesne Bridge (I-279) and associated ramps preservation project in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will begin Wednesday night, June 24 weather permitting.
To allow crews from Swank Construction Company, LLC to take field measurements for the Fort Duquesne Bridge preservation project, the following roads and ramps will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM weeknights, as needed, through July 1:
- Northbound (upper deck) and southbound (lower deck) I-279 Fort Duquesne Bridge
- The ramps that carry Route 65 traffic to and from the Fort Duquesne Bridge
Please stay alert and drive cautiously – safety is everyone’s responsibility.
Preservation work on this $12.17 million project on the I-279 Fort Duquesne Bridge and associated Route 65 ramps in the City of Pittsburgh began in June of 2026. Work will include steel repairs, spot painting, expansion dam and joint replacements, deck repairs, drainage improvements, deck and barrier sealing, pavement marking and delineator updates, and other miscellaneous construction activities. The majority of the work that will impact the roadways will occur during off-peak hours and non-major event calendar days but will require some overnight and weekend closures and detours, a one-week closure and detour of the I-279 left-hand off-ramp to North Shore (Exit 1B) and an anticipated two-week closure and detour of westbound Reedsdale Street. Other offline work is anticipated to occur outside of major events. The project is anticipated to conclude in the fall of 2027. Swank Construction Company, LLC is the prime contractor.
Travelers can check conditions on major roads 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.
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