Traffic Alert: PennDOT Begins Long-Term Restrictions on I-79
Crews are replacing the highway's bridges over Route 422.
Motorists on Interstate 79 in Butler County may want to allow more time for their commute in the coming weeks. Starting Thursday, March 7, traffic on the highway at the Route 422 (Exit 99) Interchange in Muddy Creek Township will be reduced to a single lane in each direction, weather permitting, a statement from PennDOT said. The left lane in both directions will be closed at about 7 a.m. Thursday and will continue around-the-clock through late March. Crews will continue work to construct temporary crossovers through the median on I-79. One lane will remain open at all times in each direction. The crossovers are necessary to allow crews to replace the I-79 bridges, one at a time, over Route 422, according to PennDOT. The northbound bridge …
