Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing a single-lane restriction on southbound Interstate 79 in Robinson
and Kennedy townships, Allegheny County will occur Friday night, August 9
through Monday morning, August 12 weather permitting.
A southbound lane
restriction on I-79 between the Route 60 Moon Run/Crafton (Exit 60 A/B) and the
I-376 Airport/Pittsburgh (Exit 59 A/B) interchanges will occur around-the-clock
beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, August 9 and remain in place through 6 a.m. Monday,
August 12. Crews will conduct concrete patching work. The restriction could be
lifted earlier if work is completed sooner.
As a reminder, the
following ramps will be closed and detoured throughout the entire weekend
beginning at 7 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday morning, August 12:
Posted Detours
Northbound Route 60 to
I-79 south
Take the I-79 north ramp
Take the Route
51/Coraopolis/McKees Rocks (Exit 64) exit
Turn left onto Coraopolis
Road/Route 51 north
Turn left onto the on-ramp to
I-79 south
End Detour
Southbound I-79 to
Route 60 South/Crafton (Exit 60A)
Continue south on I-79
Take the Carnegie (Exit 57)
exit
Turn left onto West Main Street
Turn right onto the ramp to
I-79 north towards Erie
Take the Route 60/Crafton/Moon
Run (Exit 60) exit
End Detour
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. 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.
Motorists can check
conditions on major roadways 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.
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Contact: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011
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