Project Overview
County: Allegheny
State Route: 0079
Local Name: Interstate 79
Project Type: Highway Restoration
Start: April 2024
End: May 2025
Last Updated: April 4, 2024
Work on this highway restoration project in Robinson and Kennedy townships will begin in April 2024. 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, guiderail 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 late spring of 2025.
Project Statistics
Cost: $19.36 million
Contractor: Golden Triangle Construction
Project Update
4/4/2024 - 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.
Press Releases
4/4/2024 - I-376 Interchange Ramps to Northbound I-79 Overnight Closures Begin Monday Night in Allegheny County
3/29/2024 - I-79 Improvement Project Begins Monday in Allegheny County
3/26/2024 - I-79 Lane Restrictions This Week in Allegheny County
3/22/2024 - Northbound I-79 Lane Restrictions Begin Monday in Allegheny County
Contact Information
Nicole E. Haney
Press Office
(412) 429-5011
nhaney@pa.gov
Accessibility
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