The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing inspection activities along I-579 and the outbound I-279 and I-579 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in the City of Pittsburgh and Ross Township, Allegheny County will occur this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, October 24-25 weather permitting.
To accommodate inspection activities along I-579, the following restrictions will occur from 6:00 AM to noon Saturday and Sunday:
Saturday, October 24
- HOV lanes will close to traffic in the outbound (northbound) direction.
- Southbound I-579 will have a lane restriction between the Veterans Bridge and Centre Avenue.
- Traffic will be shifted on the southbound I-579 off-ramp to 7th Avenue/6th Avenue.
Sunday, October 25
- HOV lanes will close to traffic in the outbound (northbound) direction.
- Northbound I-579 will have a lane restriction between Centre Avenue and the Veterans Bridge.
- Traffic will be shifted on the Bigelow Boulevard on-ramp to northbound I-579.
The HOV lanes will return to normal operations outside of the closures listed above.
Crews from HDR, Inc. and EGIS will conduct the inspection work.
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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