Senator John Pippy E-News

PENNDOT TRAFFIC ALERT

Northbound Route 65 Lane Closures Begin Thursday at I–79 Interchange 

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that single lane traffic restrictions on northbound Route 65 /Ohio River Boulevard in the area of the I-79 Interchange in Glenfield Borough, Allegheny County, will begin (weather permitting) on Thursday, February 24, 2010.  A shoulder closure will also occur on the ramp from Glenfield to southbound Route 65. 

All ramps will remain open. The restrictions will occur from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through March 3.

Crews will be drilling core samples for geotechnical investigation as part of the $20.8 million project to improve the I-79 Neville Island Bridge Route 65 (Ohio River Boulevard) interchange (Exit 66) and approaching roadways in Neville and Robinson townships and Glenfield Borough. The overall project will improve I-79 and Route 65 and the interchange at Exit 66 including 10 bridge and ramp structures. Work includes concrete pavement roadway reconstruction, erosion and sedimentation pollution control, highway lighting, expansion joint replacement, bridge preservation work (latex overlays, spot/zone painting, steel repairs, expansion dam replacements, concrete deck and substructure repairs, resetting bearings), bituminous pavement, signing and pavement marking, and other miscellaneous construction. The overall project will be completed in October 2010. The prime contractor for the project is Swank Associated Companies, Inc. of New Kensington PA. 

PennDOT reminds motorists they can log on to 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling.