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Southbound Interstate 79 Overnight Restrictions Thursday in Allegheny County

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing overnight restrictions on Interstate 79 in Marshall Township and Franklin Park Borough, Allegheny County will occur Thursday night, May 28 weather permitting.

Southbound I-79 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic between the off and on-ramps at the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) interchange from 7:00 PM Thursday to 6:00 AM Friday morning to accommodate crane pad installation work.

Route 4070 Wildwood Road Bridge Inspection Wednesday in Hampton Township

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing bridge inspection activities on the Wildwood Road Bridge, which carries Route 4070 over the Allegheny Valley Railroad in Hampton Township, Allegheny County, will occur Wednesday, May 27 weather permitting.

Lane restrictions will occur on the Wildwood Road Bridge between West Hardies Road and Route 8 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Wednesday. Crews from Mackin Engineering and the Sofis Rigging Company will conduct bridge inspection activities.

Route 4009 Evergreen Road Paving Work Next Week in Millvale

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing milling and paving work on Evergreen Road (Route 4009) in Millvale Borough, Allegheny County will occur Tuesday and Wednesday, May 26-27 weather permitting.

Single-lane alternating traffic controlled by flaggers will occur from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day between Seavey Road and Lawrence Street to allow crews to conduct milling and paving operations.

Route 910 Improvement Work Starts Tuesday in Allegheny County

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing improvement work on Route 910 (Gibsonia Road) in Richland, West Deer, and Indiana townships, Allegheny County will begin Tuesday, May 26 weather permitting.

Single-lane alternating traffic will occur daily on Route 910 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM between Community Center Drive in Richland Township and Saxonburg Boulevard in Indiana Township through late October. Crews will conduct drainage improvement work, base repairs, and milling and paving operations. Weekend work is permissible. 

The prime contractor is A. Folino Construction on this $10.4 million group paving project.

Interstate 79/Route 910 Wexford Interchange Phase Change Begins Tuesday

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing the next phase of work for the Interstate 79/Route 910 Wexford Interchange project in Franklin Park Borough and Marshall Township, Allegheny County will begin Tuesday, May 26 weather permitting.

There will be single-lane restrictions controlled by flaggers in both directions of Route 910/Wexford Bayne Road (Route 4042) between the I-79 interchange and the Nicholson Road (Route 4049) intersection from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM on Tuesday, May 26 as crews conduct line painting operations. The restrictions could be lifted earlier if the work is completed sooner.

Once line painting operations are completed, the new traffic configuration along Route 910/Wexford Bayne Road between the I-79 interchange and Nicholson Road will be as follows through early August:

• One of the two turning lanes from westbound Route 910/Wexford Bayne Road to the southbound I-79 on-ramp will close to traffic.
• The southbound I-79 on-ramp from Route 910/Wexford Bayne Road will be reduced to a single lane of traffic.
• The second thru-lane of traffic on eastbound Wexford Bayne Road will reopen between Nicholson Road and the southbound I-79 on-ramp. This was closed during the prior phase of work.
• The right-hand turn lane to southbound I-79 will remain open.

These restrictions will be in place to allow crews to conduct intersection improvement work at the Route 910/Wexford Bayne Road intersection with the southbound I-79 on and off-ramps.

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