More Parkway North Lane Closures, Detours Announced

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Allegheny County Department of Public Works has announced today the upcoming schedule for the overnight closures of the Parkway North (I-279) and the I-279/I-579 High Occupancy Vehicle lanes in Pittsburgh, Ross and Ohio townships.

The closures are necessary to demolish Jacks Run Bridge No. 3, which carries Jacks Run Road over I-279 between Bellevue Road/Bellpark Drive and Kane Lane in Ross.

Here's what you can expect:

Saturday evening August 8 to Sunday morning August 9)

I-279 northbound (outbound) will be fully closed between the McKnight Road/Evergreen Road exit ramp (Exit 4) and the I-279 North on-ramp from Camp Horne Road from two hours after the 6:40 p.m. Pirates game concludes (or 9 p.m. if the game is postponed) until 9 a.m.

Monday night August 10 to Thursday morning August 13

• I-279 northbound (outbound) will be fully closed between the McKnight Road/Evergreen Road exit ramp (Exit 4) and the I-279 North on-ramp from Camp Horne Road from 9 p.m.-5 a.m. nightly.
  
  
• The I-279/I-579 HOV northbound (outbound) lanes will be closed from 8 p.m.-6 a.m. nightly.
  
• A single lane of I-279 southbound (inbound) under Jacks Run Road will be closed from 7 p.m. -6 a.m. nightly.

Thursday night August 13 to Friday morning August 14

• The right lane of I-279 northbound (outbound) under Jacks Run Road will be closed from 7 p.m.-6 a.m.
  
• A single lane of I-279 southbound (inbound) under Jacks Run Road will be closed from 7 p.m.-6 a.m.
  
• The I-279 northbound (outbound) on-ramp from Cemetery Lane will be closed from 7 p.m.-to 6 a.m.

Friday night August 14) to Saturday morning August 15

• The right lane of I-279 northbound (outbound) under Jacks Run Road will be closed from two hours after the 6:40 p.m. Pirates game concludes (or 7 p.m. if the game is postponed) until 6 a.m.
  
  
• A single lane I-279 southbound (inbound) under Jacks Run Road will be closed from two hours after the Pirates game concludes (or 7 p.m. if the game is postponed) until 6 a.m.
  
  
• The I-279 northbound (outbound) on-ramp from Cemetery Lane closed from two hours after the Pirates game concludes (or 7 p.m. if the game is postponed) until 6 a.m.

Saturday night August 15 to Sunday morning August 16

• I-279 northbound (outbound) will be fully closed between the McKnight Road/Evergreen Road exit ramp (Exit 4) and the I-279 North on-ramp from Camp Horne Road from two hours after the 7:15 p.m. Pirates game concludes (or 9 p.m. if the game is postponed) until 9 a.m.
  
  
• The I-279/I-579 HOV northbound (outbound) lanes will be closed from two hours after the Pirates game concludes (or 9 p.m. if the game is postponed) until 10 a.m.

This schedule is weather-dependent. Demolition work cannot take place during heavy rainfall or when lightning is in the area.

When I-279 northbound (outbound) is fully closed:

• I-279 northbound traffic will be detoured back to I-279 using McKnight Road, Babcock Boulevard, Rochester Road, Lowries Run Road, and Camp Horne Road.
  
• Union Avenue traffic to I-279 northbound will be detoured using Gass Road, Highland Avenue, Perry Highway, Rochester Road, Lowries Run Road, and Camp Horne Road.
  
• Cemetery Lane traffic to I-279 northbound will be detoured using Perry Highway, Rochester Road, Lowries Run Road, and Camp Horne Road.

When the I-279 North on-ramp from Cemetery Lane is closed, traffic will be detoured using Perry Highway, Rochester Road, Lowries Run Road, and Camp Horne Road.

Periodic closures of I‑279 and the I-279/I-579 HOV lanes are expected through August. A detailed schedule of closures for the following week will be released every Friday until the work is complete.

I-279 and the I-279/I-579 HOV lanes are maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The section of I-279 near Jacks Run Bridge No. 3 is used by an average of 73,367 vehicles daily.