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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing bridge inspection activities on the I-79 Neville Island Bridge in Neville and Robinson townships, and Glenfield Borough, Allegheny County, will occur Thursday, October 15 weather permitting.

Single-lane restrictions will occur on the Neville Island Bridge in both directions on I-79 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. Work will not occur in both directions simultaneously. All ramps and at least one lane on the bridge will remain open while work is occurring.

Additionally, single-lane closures will occur on Route 65 in each direction under the Neville Island Bridge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, October 15-16.

Crews from CDM Smith will conduct the inspection work.

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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