Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the reopening of the ramps from Route 65 to southbound I-79 at the
Neville Island Bridge in Glenfield Borough, Allegheny County will occur Friday,
May 19 weather permitting.
The ramps that carry
traffic from Route 65 in both directions to southbound I-79 will reopen to
traffic at approximately 3 p.m. Friday. The ramps have been closed to traffic
since early March to allow for bridge painting operations.
A single-lane
restriction will occur on the ramp from Deer Run Road to southbound I-79 from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through Thursday, May 25 to allow crews to remove the
paint containment on the bridges.
The $43 million I-79
Neville Island Bridge Rehabilitation Project includes structural steel repairs,
full structure painting, bearing and deck joint replacements, deck repairs and
overlays, bridge barrier repair, substructure concrete work and drainage improvements.
The project also includes concrete roadway reconstruction, guide rail
replacement and preservation work on four sign structures. Additionally,
preservation work will occur on the I-79 bridge over Deer Run Road, north of
the Neville Island Bridge. Motorists
will see ramp closures and single-lane and shoulder closures in each direction
on I-79 during daylight off-peak and overnight hours. The overall project is
expected to be completed in the summer of 2023.
The Trumbull
Corporation is the prime contractor.
To help keep motorists
informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for
the I-79 Neville Island Bridge rehabilitation including traffic advisories and
construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov.
Please write “Subscribe – I-79” in the subject line.
Motorists can check
conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter
conditions on 2,900 miles, 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
1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also
available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by
calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA
website.
CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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