Motorists traveling along Interstate 79 in South Fayette in southern Allegheny County and in Cecil Township in northern Washington County will experience a shift in lanes beginning Thursday night, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said.
Construction crews will begin shifting the traffic lanes at 8 p.m. Thursday and expect to be finished by 6 a.m. Friday.
Vehicles traveling southbound in that section of I-79 will begin using the new pavement on the southbound side of I-79, while the traffic heading northbound will remain in the current configuration.
Once the new traffic pattern is in place, the southbound rest area near mile marker 50 on I-79 in South Fayette will be reopened, the turnpike commission said.
The speed limit through the construction zone will be reduced to 45 mph throughout the work zone and it is strictly enforced.
This traffic impact is needed to keep motorists and workers safe as work continues on the Southern Beltway’s 55C2-1 construction section.
The Route 22 to I-79 project is the middle section of the Southern Beltway project. It begins at the southern terminus of the Findlay Connector at the Route 22 interchange and proceeds 13 miles southeast to an I-79 intersection and a local connection at Morganza Road near the Allegheny/Washington County line, the turnpike commission said.
For more information about the project, visit: https://www.patpconstruction.com/southern_beltway/22to79/
