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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing improvement work on I-279 (Parkway North) in Franklin Park Borough and Ohio Township, Allegheny County, will begin Tuesday, September 22 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions will occur on I-279 in each direction weeknights from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. between Interstate 79 and the Camp Horne (Exit 8) interchange.  Work will continue through Friday night, October 2.  A single 11-foot lane will be maintained at all times as crews from Northeast Paving conduct joint repair work.

Please use caution if driving through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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