I-79 ramp detours set to begin Friday night

Motorists using Interstate 79 in Robinson and Kennedy townships will have more roadwork in their near future.

PennDOT District 11 said concrete patching requiring a single-lane restriction on northbound I-79 will occur Friday night, Sept. 20, through Monday morning, Sept. 23, weather permitting.

A northbound lane restriction on I-79 between the I-376 Airport/Pittsburgh (Exit 59 A/B) and Route 60 Crafton/Moon Run (Exit 60) interchanges will occur around-the-clock beginning at 7 p.m. Friday and remain in place through 6 a.m. Monday.

Additionally, there will be closures of two ramps at the Route 60 (Exit 60) interchange — the northbound I-79 ramp to Route 60 and the southbound Route 60 ramp to southbound I-79 — for crews to conduct concrete patching. Both ramps will close to traffic around-the-clock from 7 p.m. Friday through Monday morning, weather permitting.

Ramp traffic will be detoured during the work.

The posted detours are as follows:

Northbound I-79 ramp to Route 60

Continue on northbound I-79 past the closed ramp
Take the Route 51 Coraopolis/McKees Rocks off-ramp (Exit 64)
Turn left onto Route 51
Turn left onto the ramp to southbound I-79 toward Washington
From southbound I-79, take the Moon Run off-ramp (Exit 60B) to northbound Route 60 or the Crafton off-ramp (Exit 60A) to southbound Route 60
End detour

Southbound Route 60 to southbound I-79

From southbound Route 60, turn left onto the ramp to northbound I-79 toward Erie
Take the Route 51 Coraopolis/McKees Rocks off-ramp (Exit 64)
Turn left onto Route 51
Turn left onto the ramp to southbound I-79 toward Washington
Follow southbound I-79 to the Route 60 interchange
End detour

All restrictions could be lifted earlier if the work is completed sooner.

Work on this $14.97 million highway restoration project in Robinson and Kennedy townships began in early April 2024. The project is anticipated to conclude in the late spring of 2025.

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