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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight lane restrictions on northbound I-279 (Parkway North) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Wednesday and Thursday night, September 20-21 weather permitting.

Overnight lane closures will occur on northbound I-279 at the Hazlett Street (Exit 3) interchange as crews from Advantage Steel and Construction conduct repair work on the Swindell Bridge over I-279 (Parkway North) from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night.

Additionally, the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes will close to traffic from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night for this work to occur.

PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For information contact Zach Rosswog at 724-352-4842.

Please use caution when traveling in the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

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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