I-279, I-579, Route 28 Inspection Activities Next Week in Allegheny County

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing inspection activities along I-279, I-579, and Route 28 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Monday through Friday, November 9-13 weather permitting.

To accommodate inspection activities, the following restrictions will occur from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM each day:

Monday, November 9

• There will be a shoulder restriction on the southbound Route 28 off-ramp to the Veterans Bridge/South I-579 to East I-376 (Exit 1A).
• There will be a shoulder restriction on the northbound I-579 Veterans Bridge ramp to northbound Route 28/Etna.

Tuesday, November 10

• There will be a single-lane restriction on southbound I-279 beginning at north Route 28/East Ohio Street (Exit 2B) continuing onto southbound I-579 to the 7^th Avenue/6^th Avenue off-ramp from the Veterans Bridge.
• There will be a single-lane restriction on northbound I-579 beginning at Bigelow Boulevard continuing on northbound I-279 to the North Avenue overpass.
• Inspection activities will occur within the closed HOV lanes between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.

Wednesday, November 11

• There will be a single-lane restriction on southbound I-579 Veterans Bridge between the 7^th Avenue/6^th Avenue off-ramp and the on-ramp from Bigelow Boulevard.
• There will be a single-lane restriction on the southbound I-579 Veterans Bridge off-ramp to 7^th Avenue/6^th Avenue.

Thursday, November 12

• There will be a single-lane restriction on northbound I-579 between the east Route 380/Bigelow Boulevard off-ramp and the Veterans Bridge.
• There will be a lane restriction on the on-ramp from Bigelow Boulevard to northbound I-579 Veterans Bridge.

Friday, November 13

• There will be a single-lane restriction on the northbound Route 28 off-ramp to Chestnut Street
• Northbound Route 28 will have two lanes of traffic restricted between the on-ramp from East General Robinson Street and the on-ramp from East Ohio Street.

Crews from HDR, Inc. will conduct the inspection work.

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