PennDOT District 11 is announcing a single-lane restriction on northbound Interstate 79 in Robinson and Kennedy townships, Allegheny County will occur Friday night, September 6 through Monday morning, September 9 weather permitting.
A northbound lane restriction on I-79 between the I-376 Airport/Pittsburgh (Exit 59 A/B) and Route 60 Crafton/Moon Run (Exit 60) interchanges will occur around-the-clock beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, September 6 and remain in place through 6 a.m. Monday, September 9. Crews will conduct concrete patching and bridge deck overlay work. The restriction could be lifted earlier if work is completed sooner.
As a reminder, on the I-79 “S-Bend” project the northbound express lane will be closed and all traffic will use the right-hand local lane. Additionally, the on and off-ramps at the Route 51/Coraopolis/McKees Rocks (Exit 64) interchange will be closed and detoured.
Work on this $14.97 million highway restoration project in Robinson and Kennedy townships began in early April. The project begins at the I-376 Airport/Pittsburgh (Exit 59 A/B) interchange and continues approximately one-half mile north of the Route 60 Moon Run/Crafton (Exit 60 A/B) interchange. Work includes concrete pavement patching, guide rail and cable barrier replacement, highway lighting and signing updates, drainage work, pavement markings and other miscellaneous construction activities on mainline I-79 and ten ramps (four at the I-376 interchange and six ramps at the Route 60 interchange). There will be bridge preservation work on six structures (northbound and southbound I-79 bridges over I-376, Route 60, and Campbells Run Road), including concrete deck overlays, replacement of seals at expansion dams and deck joints, substructure concrete repairs, cleaning of bridge bearings and spot painting of the northbound and southbound I-79 steel I-beam bridges over I-376. The majority of the roadway work along mainline I-79 will be performed under short-term, single-lane closures during nighttime restrictions. There will be long-term lane restrictions in place for the bridge work, including six weekend-long lane restrictions. Additionally, there will be milling and paving operations on Route 60 between Lorish Road and Old Steubenville Pike, preservation work of six existing sign structures (one on northbound I-79 and five on southbound I-79) as well as concrete repairs and scour protection of two arch culverts underneath mainline I-79 and several ramps. The project is anticipated to conclude in the late spring of 2025.
The prime contractor is Golden Triangle Construction Company, Inc. Work on this project will be coordinated with other projects in the area.
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