Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing overnight ramp closures of the I-376 West/East interchange ramps to
northbound I-79 in Robinson Township, Allegheny County will begin Monday, April
8 weather permitting.
To allow crews to
conduct joint seal replacement work, guide rail upgrades, shoulder grading, and
drainage improvements, the ramps to northbound I-79 toward Erie from eastbound
and westbound I-376 will close to traffic nightly April 8 through April 20 according
to the following schedule:
The ramps to
southbound I-79 toward Washington (Exit 64A) will remain open to traffic.
Posted Detour
I-376 westbound to
I-79 northbound toward Erie
Head south on I-79 toward
Washington
Take the Carnegie (Exit 57)
exit
Turn left on West Main Street
Take the on-ramp to I-79 north
toward Erie
End detour
I-376 eastbound to
I-79 northbound toward Erie
Head south on I-79 toward
Washington
Take the Carnegie (Exit 57)
exit
Turn left on West Main Street
Take the on-ramp to I-79 north
toward Erie
Please use caution
while driving through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s
responsibility.
Work on this $14.97
million highway restoration project in Robinson and Kennedy townships began in
early April. The project begins at the I-376 Airport/Pittsburgh (Exit 59 A/B)
interchange and continues approximately one-half mile north of the Route 60 Moon
Run/Crafton (Exit 60 A/B) interchange. The work includes concrete pavement
patching, guide rail and cable barrier replacement, highway lighting and
signing updates, drainage work, pavement markings and other miscellaneous
construction activities on mainline I-79 and ten ramps (four at the I-376
interchange and six ramps at the Route 60 interchange). There will be bridge
preservation work on six structures
(northbound and southbound I-79 bridges over I-376, Route 60, and Campbells Run
Road), including concrete deck overlays, replacement of seals at expansion dams
and deck joints, substructure concrete repairs, cleaning of bridge bearings and
spot painting of the northbound and southbound I-79 steel I-beam bridges over
I-376. The majority of the roadway work along mainline I-79 will be performed
under short-term, single-lane closures during nighttime restrictions. There will be long-term lane
restrictions in place for the bridge work, including six weekend-long lane
restrictions. Additionally, there will be milling and paving operations on
Route 60 between Lorish Road and Old Steubenville Pike, preservation work of
six existing sign structures (one on northbound I-79 and five on southbound
I-79) as well as concrete repairs and scour protection of two arch culverts
underneath mainline I-79 and several ramps. The project is anticipated to
conclude in the late spring of 2025.
The prime contractor
is Golden Triangle Construction Company, 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 traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email
addresses to nhaney@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 X
alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
Contact: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011
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