COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Thoms Run Road in Allegheny County will close for I-79 structure repair work, county officials say.
The road will close between Washington Pike (Route 50) and Neville Park Boulevard in Collier Township starting at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, weather permitting. Closures will continue from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night through mid-February.
Traffic will be detoured using Washington Pike (Route 50) and Prestley Road (Route 3031).
I-79 southbound has had a right-hand lane and shoulder closure since Dec. 23 due to a bridge strike on the structure over Thoms Run Road, less than a mile north of the Heidelberg/Collier (Exit 55) off-ramp.
Once repair work is complete, I-79 will reopen to three lanes of traffic.
Allegheny County advises that it is not involved in the project, which is being led by PennDOT.
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