Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing sawing and sealing operations requiring closures on several I-79
interchange ramps in Allegheny County will occur this weekend, Friday night,
October 13 through Sunday morning, October 15 weather permitting.
The following ramps
will close intermittently to traffic for sawing and sealing work from 7 p.m.
Friday night to 11 a.m. Saturday morning and from 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon to
11 a.m. Sunday morning:
Northbound Route 65 to
southbound I-79
Southbound Route 65 to
southbound I-79
Kilbuck Street/Deer Run Road to
southbound I-79
Northbound I-79 to northbound
Route 65
Northbound I-79 to southbound
Route 65
Northbound I-79 to Deer Run
Road/Kilbuck Street (Glenfield Ramp)
Only one ramp will
close at a time. Ramp traffic will be detoured during the work.
Posted Detours
Northbound Route 65 to
Southbound I-79
From northbound Route 65, take
the left-hand off-ramp to North 79 toward Erie
Turn right onto Kilbuck Street
Take the ramp to northbound
I-79 toward Erie
From northbound I-79, take the
ramp to Mt. Nebo Road (Exit 68)
Turn left onto Mt. Nebo Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79 toward Washington
End detour
Southbound Route 65 to
Southbound I-79
From southbound Route 65, take
the left-hand off-ramp to North 79 toward Erie
Turn right onto Kilbuck Street
Take the ramp to northbound
I-79 toward Erie
From northbound I-79, take the
ramp to Mt. Nebo Road (Exit 68)
Turn left onto Mt. Nebo Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79 toward Washington
End detour
Kilbuck Street/Deer
Run Road ramp to Southbound I-79
Take Kilbuck Street northbound
Take the ramp to northbound
I-79 toward Erie
From northbound I-79, take the
ramp to Mt. Nebo Road (Exit 68)
Turn left onto Mt. Nebo Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79 toward Washington
End detour
Northbound I-79 to
Northbound Route 65
Continue northbound on I-79
past the closed ramp
From northbound I-79, take the
ramp to Mt. Nebo Road (Exit 68)
Turn left onto Mt. Nebo Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79 toward Washington
From southbound I-79, take the
ramp to Route 65 Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66)
Turn left onto Glenfield Road
Glenfield Road becomes Kilbuck
Street
Turn right onto the ramp to
northbound Route 65 toward Sewickley
End detour
Northbound I-79 to
Southbound Route 65
Continue northbound on I-79
past the closed ramp
From northbound I-79, take the
ramp to Mt. Nebo Road (Exit 68)
Turn left onto Mt. Nebo Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79 toward Washington
From southbound I-79, take the
ramp to Route 65 Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66)
Turn left onto Glenfield Road
Glenfield Road becomes Kilbuck
Street
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound Route 65 toward Emsworth
End detour
Northbound I-79 to
Kilbuck Street/Deer Run Road (Glenfield Ramp)
Continue northbound on I-79
past the closed ramp
From northbound I-79, take the
ramp to Mt. Nebo Road (Exit 68)
Turn left onto Mt. Nebo Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound I-79 toward Washington
From southbound I-79, take the
ramp to Route 65 Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66)
Turn left onto Glenfield Road
Glenfield Road becomes Kilbuck
Street
Turn right onto Deer Run Road
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.
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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