Interstate 79 Cable Barrier Work Begins Monday Night in Allegheny County

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Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT District 11 is announcing cable barrier installation work requiring a single-lane restriction on northbound Interstate 79 in Kennedy, Robinson, and Neville townships, and Glenfield Borough, Allegheny County will begin Monday, October 28 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions will occur on northbound I-79 between the Route 60 Crafton/Moon Run (Exit 60) and the Route 51/Neville Island (Exit 65) interchanges from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each weeknight through Friday, November 1 to allow crews to install cable barrier.

Please use caution when traveling through the project corridor. Work zone safety is everyone's responsibility.

This work is part of the $43.9 million I-79 "S-Bend" Project that included 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, 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 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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MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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