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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing sign structure inspections in various locations in Allegheny County, will occur Monday through Wednesday, November 23-25 weather permitting.

Sign inspection work requiring single-lane restrictions will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day according the following schedule:

Monday, November 23

• Southbound I-579 ramp to 7th Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh

• Bedford Avenue ramp to 7th Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh

• Bedford Avenue ramp at the HOV entrance in the City of Pittsburgh

• Westbound Route 380 (Bigelow Boulevard) approximately ¼ mile east of I-579 in the City of Pittsburgh

• Eastbound Route 380 (Bigelow Boulevard) between Herron Avenue and the Bloomfield Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh

• Westbound Route 380 (Bigelow Boulevard) near the intersection with the Bloomfield Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh

Tuesday, November 24

• Southbound Route 8 at the Route 28 exit in Etna Borough

• 62nd Street Bridge in both directions in Etna Borough and the City of Pittsburgh

• I-579 Veterans Bridge in various locations in both directions in the City of Pittsburgh (Note: southbound work will not begin until 10 a.m.)

• Northbound I-579 at the ramp to northbound Route 28 in the City of Pittsburgh

• Northbound I-579 on the ramp to northbound I-279 (Parkway North) in the City of Pittsburgh

Wednesday, November 25

Crews from A&A Consultants, Inc., Mackin Engineering, and the Sofis Rigging Company will conduct the work.

Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns. Please use caution when 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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