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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing bridge work on southbound I-79 in Aleppo Township, Allegheny County, will occur Thursday night, May 4 weather permitting.

Deck placement work will occur on southbound I-79 at the southbound bridge over Glenfield Road from 7 p.m. Thursday night to 6 a.m. Friday.  Southbound I-79 will close between the Emsworth/Sewickley Route 65 (Exit 66) off-ramp and the Neville Island Bridge. To allow the work to occur, southbound I-79 traffic in the local (right-hand lane) will be detoured at the Emsworth/Sewickley Route 65 (Exit 66) interchange.  All southbound I-79 through traffic should use the express lane.

Local Lane Detour

• From southbound I-79, all traffic will take the Emsworth/Sewickley Route 65 (Exit 66) off-ramp

• Turn left onto Glenfield Road

• Continue straight onto Kilbuck Street

• Turn right onto Deer Run Road

• Turn left onto the ramp to southbound I-79

• End detour

The work is part of the $26.49 million I-79 improvement project. Improvements include four bridge deck replacements, one bridge preservation, milling and resurfacing, preservation work on seven sign structures, installation of five new ITS signs, guide rail improvements, signage updates, and pavement marking installation. A southbound crossover will occur on I-79 in 2023 for bridge deck replacement work. The majority of the project will conclude in the spring of 2024.

The prime contractor is the Joseph B. Fay Company. Work on this project will be coordinated with other projects in the area.

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 major roadways 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.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.penndot.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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Contact: Steve Cowan, stcowan@pa.gov

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