McKnight, Evergreen Off-Ramp Work To Force Detours

ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA - Prepare for more parkway-prompted traffic headaches this weekend. Milling and paving work on the northbound Parkway North off-ramps to McKnight Road and Evergreen Road near the Ross-Pittsburgh border will require a detour.

The work will occur from 7 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday. Both ramps will not be closed simultaneous, PennDOT officials said.
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The posted detours:

McKnight Ramp

• From northbound I-279, take the McKnight Road/Evergreen Road (Exit 4) off-ramp.
• Take the ramp to Evergreen Drive.
• Turn left onto Evergreen Road.
• Turn right onto McKnight Road.
• End detour.

Evergreen Ramp

• From northbound I-279, take the McKnight Road/Evergreen Road (Exit 4) off-ramp.
• Take the ramp to McKnight Road.
• Take the ramp to Nelson Run Road.
• From Nelson Run Road take the ramp to West View Avenue.
• From West View Avenue take the ramp to southbound McKnight Road.
• Follow McKnight Road to Evergreen Road.
• End detour.

Additionally, the McKnight Road slip ramp will remain open all weekend.

The work is part of the $87 million I-279 Parkway North improvement project.

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