Traffic on Southbound I-79 Will be Down to Single Lanes Again

Traffic on southbound I-79 will be shifted in the area of the Warrendale-Bayne Road interchange [Exit 75] tonight, PennDOT District 11 announced.

Single-lane traffic restrictions will occur in both directions from 7 tonight till noon Saturday. Crews will be shifting traffic from the left to the newly completed right side of the bridges over Warrendale-Bayne Road. Work to complete the shifts includes resetting barriers and line painting.

Southbound restrictions will begin first followed by northbound restrictions after rush-hour traffic subsides this evening.

The shifts are necessary to allow crews to continue expansion dam replacements and barrier/railings repairs, according to PennDOT.

Once the shifts are completed, two lanes of traffic will be maintained in each direction on I-79 in the bridge area through early/mid-December when long-term restrictions are removed, PennDOT said in a news release.

The work is part of a $10 million project to improve several I-79 bridges. The project is scheduled to be completed this fall.

The prime contractor for the project is Swank Associated Companies Inc. of New Kensington.

PennDOT advises motorists to use caution, slow down and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area. Log on to 511pa.com or call 511 to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling.

To sign up for PennDOT’s I-79 email notification list for traffic and construction advisories in Allegheny County, send email addresses to jstruzzi@pa.gov and write “Subscribe – I-79” in the subject line.