​Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing paving operations on northbound Interstate 79 in Franklin Park, Sewickley Hills, and Glenfield boroughs, and Aleppo and Ohio townships, Allegheny County will occur Monday through Thursday nights, September 25-28 weather permitting.

Milling and paving operations will occur on northbound I-79 between the Neville Island Bridge and I-279 (Parkway North) from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night. Single-lane and shoulder restrictions will occur on mainline I-79.

Intermittent closures requiring short-term detours will occur on the following ramps:

• Glenfield Road/Kilbuck Street on-ramp to northbound I-79

• Mt. Nebo Road on-ramp to northbound I-79

• Northbound I-79 off-ramp to Mt. Nebo Road

Posted Ramp Detours

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

Mt. Nebo Road to Northbound I-79

• From Mt. Nebo Road, take 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 Mt. Nebo Road 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

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.

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, 412-334-5436

# # #