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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of the southbound I-79 local lane in Kennedy, Robinson, and Neville townships in Allegheny County will occur Saturday, June 17 weather permitting.

The southbound I-79 local lane (right-hand lane) between the Neville Island Bridge and the Route 60 North/Moon Run (Exit 60B) interchange will close to traffic from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 17 to allow crews to conduct line painting operations and barrier installation for a traffic shift. All southbound I-79 traffic will use the left-hand express lane.

When the southbound I-79 local lane reopens to traffic, motorists will see a lane shift from the right-hand lane to the left-hand lane. Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns. Please use caution when driving through the area.  Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Additionally, on northbound I-79 there will be rolling lane closures for painting operations between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. between the Route 60/Crafton/Moon Run (Exit 60) interchange and the northern end of the Neville Island Bridge.

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.

The prime contractor is Lindy Paving, Inc. 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 I-79 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 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: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011

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