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:
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Monday to Thursday nights – 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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Friday to Saturday mornings – 7 p.m. to 11 a.m.
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
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Head south on I-79 toward Washington
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Take the Carnegie (Exit 57) exit
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Turn left on West Main Street
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Take the on-ramp to I-79 north toward Erie
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End detour
I-376 eastbound to I-79 northbound toward Erie
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Head south on I-79 toward Washington
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Take the Carnegie (Exit 57) exit
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Turn left on West Main Street
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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.
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Contact: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011
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