I-79 Lane Restrictions Thursday in Allegheny County

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Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT District 11 is announcing single-lane restrictions in both directions on I-79 in Kennedy and Robinson townships, Allegheny County will occur Thursday, April 25 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions in both directions on I-79 will occur on the bridges over Clever Road and Route 51 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Crews will conduct scupper grate repair work.

This work is part of the $43.9 million I-79 "S-Bend" Project that includes full-depth pavement reconstruction, bridge preservation work on five mainline structures (I-79 northbound and southbound over Clever Road, I-79 northbound and southbound over Route 51, and the Neville Island Bridge). Additionally, there will be milling and paving of three ramps at the Route 51 (Coraopolis/McKees Rocks) interchange. The project also includes guiderail replacement, highway lighting and signing upgrades, new pavement markings and delineation, and other miscellaneous construction work.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway 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: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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