Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing milling and paving work on several I-79 interchange ramps in
Allegheny County will continue tonight, Thursday night, August 10 weather
permitting.
The following ramps
will close to traffic for milling and paving operations from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
each night according to the following schedule:
Thursday night, August
10
Mt. Nebo Road to southbound
I-79
Northbound I-79 to Mt. Nebo
Road
Southbound I-79 to Glenfield
Road
Glenfield Road to northbound
I-79
Friday night, August
11
Saturday night, August
12
Only one ramp will
close at a time. Ramp traffic will be detoured during the work.
Posted Detours
Mt. Nebo Road to
Southbound I-79
Take I-79 northbound
Take the ramp to Wexford (Exit
73)
Turn left onto Route 910
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79
Follow southbound I-79 back to
the Mt. Nebo interchange
End detour
Northbound I-79 to Mt.
Nebo Road
Continue on northbound I-79
past the closed ramp
Take the ramp to Wexford (Exit
73)
Turn left onto Route 910
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79
Follow southbound I-79 back to
the Mt. Nebo interchange
Take the ramp to Mt. Nebo Road
(Exit 68)
End detour
Southbound I-79 to
Glenfield Road
Continue southbound I-79 past
the closed ramp
Take the ramp to Neville Island
(Exit 65)
Turn right onto Grand Avenue
Take the ramp to northbound
I-79
Take the ramp to Route 65
Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66)
Stay left toward Glenfield
Turn right onto Deer Run Road
Turn left onto Kilbuck Street
Follow to Glenfield Road
End detour
Glenfield Road to
Northbound I-79
From Glenfield Road/Kilbuck
Street, turn onto Deer Run Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79
Take the ramp to Neville Island
(Exit 65)
Turn right onto Grand Avenue
Take the ramp to northbound
I-79
Follow northbound I-79 back to
the closed ramp
End detour
Southbound I-79 to Mt.
Nebo Road
Continue southbound I-79 past
the closed ramp
Take the ramp to Route 65
Emsworth/ Sewickley (Exit 66)
Turn left onto Glenfield Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
northbound I-79
From northbound I-79 take the
ramp to Mt. Nebo Road (Exit 68)
End detour
Mt. Nebo Road to
Northbound I-79
Take the ramp to southbound
I-79
Take the ramp to Route 65
Emsworth/ Sewickley (Exit 66)
Turn left onto Glenfield Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
northbound I-79
Follow northbound I-79 back to
the Mt. Nebo Road interchange
End detour
Additional ramp
closures will occur through August 18.
Details will be provided in advance of work.
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.
Crossovers will occur on southbound I-79 in 2023 for bridge deck replacement
work. The majority of the project will conclude in early 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 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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