I-579 Inspections Sunday, Monday in Pittsburgh

​Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT District 11 is announcing inspection activities on the ramp carrying southbound Bedford Avenue traffic over I-579 (Crosstown Boulevard) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Sunday and Monday, April 7-8 weather permitting.

Single-lane and shoulder restrictions will occur each day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations:

• I-579 northbound (outbound) just north of the I-579 CAP

• I-579 southbound (inbound) just north of the I-579 CAP

• Bedford Avenue ramp to southbound I-579/I-376 West

Crews from the Markosky Engineering Group, Inc. will conduct the inspections.

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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