Interstate 79 Wexford Interchange Beam Deliveries and Placements Next Week in Allegheny County

(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that beam deliveries and placements on Interstate 79 in Marshall Township and Franklin Park Borough will take place next week, June 8th-12th, weather permitting.

The following restrictions are expected between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night to accommodate beam delivery and placement work. Local and state police will direct traffic at signalized intersections during the closures and detours. According to a release from PennDOT District 11, here is the schedule and detour for this work:

Monday, June 8th

  • Northbound I-79 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic between the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) off and on-ramps to accommodate beam deliveries.

Wednesday, June 10th

  • Southbound I-79 will be closed and detoured at the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) interchange for beam placement work.
  • Northbound 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 to accommodate the beam placement work.

Thursday, June 11th

  • Northbound I-79 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic between the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) off and on-ramps to accommodate beam deliveries.

Friday, June 12th

  • Southbound I-79 will be closed and detoured at the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) interchange for beam placement work.
  • Northbound 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 to accommodate the beam placement work.

Posted Detour

Southbound I-79

  • From southbound I-79, take the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) exit
  • Cross over Route 910/Wexford Bayne Road onto the on-ramp to southbound I-79
  • End detour