PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of the northbound I-79 off-ramp to Neville Island in Neville Township, Allegheny County will begin Monday, October 7 weather permitting.
Beginning at 7 p.m. Monday night, the Neville Island (Exit 65) ramp that carries traffic from northbound I-79 to Grand Avenue will close to traffic around-the-clock through Monday, November 25 as crews conduct deck repair work. All ramp traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detour
- Continue on northbound I-79 past the closed ramp
- Take the Route 65/Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66) exit
- Keep left towards Glenfield
- Turn left onto Deer Run Road
- Turn left onto the ramp to southbound I-79 toward Washington
- Take the Route 51/Neville Island (Exit 65) exit
- End Detour
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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