Major Parkway North Work Planned This Weekend

ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA - North Hills motorists should prepare for another weekend of significant construction work on the Parkway North (Interstate 279) southbound lanes. They also should prepare to be delayed if headed toward Downtown.

This weekend’s work actually will begin Thursday, weather permitting. The High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane will close to traffic near the Venture Street interchange from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Thursday and Friday. All HOV traffic will be shifted into mainline I-279 as crews remove the barrier from the Route 28 ramp to I-279 and shift traffic on mainline I-279. The HOV lanes will remain in use between Perrysville Avenue and Venture Street.

Also be aware that:

• Stoppages of as long as 15 minutes will occur on the ramps from North Canal Street and Route 28 to southbound I-279 as crews remove barrier and paint temporary pavement markings. The stoppages will occur from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Thursday and Friday.

• Single-lane restrictions will occur from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday on southbound I-279 between the Venture Street and the North 28 East Street (Exit 2B) interchanges as crews conduct inlet repair work.

• Lane restrictions on southbound I-279 will occur between the Venture Street and the North 28 East Street (Exit 2B) interchanges from 7 p.m. Friday night until 6 a.m. Monday morning. Three lanes of traffic will be reduced to a single lane on mainline I-279 as crews conduct paving work.

• The Venture Street on-ramp to southbound I-279 will close to traffic for paving operations from 7 p.m. Friday continuously until 6 a.m. Monday morning. All traffic will be detoured.

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