PennDOT District 11 is announcing southbound I-79 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic in Neville and Robinson townships, Allegheny County from Friday night, September 6 through Monday morning, September 9 weather permitting.
Southbound I-79 from just south of the Route 51/Neville Island (Exit 65) off-ramp continuing approximately one-half mile will be restricted to a single-lane of traffic around-the-clock from 7 p.m. Friday night through 6 a.m. Monday morning for bridge deck repair work.
There will be two additional weekend-long lane restrictions to follow, weather dependent. Additional details will be provided in advance of the work.
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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