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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that maintenance work on the interstate connector ramp (southbound I-279 Parkway North to eastbound I-376 Parkway East) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, November 23. 

PennDOT maintenance crews will conduct inlet cleaning on the ramp that carries traffic from southbound I-279 to eastbound (outbound) I-376 Parkway East from approximately 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Wednesday, November 23-25. To allow crews to conduct the work, lane restrictions and traffic shifts will occur.

Please use caution when traveling through the area.

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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