(File Photo of a Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that beam placements on Interstate 79 in Marshall Township and Franklin Park Borough in Allegheny County will occur next week, specifically on Monday through Wednesday nights, July 6th-8th, weather permitting. 

Between 7 P.M. and 6 A.M. each night, southbound I-79 will be closed and detoured at the Route 910/Wexford (Exit 73) interchange for beam placement work. 

According to a release from PennDOT District 11, here is the posted detour for this work:

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 

The traffic signal at the Route 910/Wexford Bayne intersection will give priority to I-79 travelers to accommodate traffic on the detour. Delays can be expected for drivers that are on Route 910/Wexford Bayne Road.