WEXFORD, PA. — PennDOT says work on the Wexford interchange project remains on schedule, with the department hoping the new interchange will be ready for drivers by spring.
The project is designed to improve traffic flow and safety around Interstate 79 and Route 910.
PennDOT plans to eliminate the existing ramps drivers use to travel between I-79 and Route 910 and replace them with two flyover ramps and a new interchange configuration. The changes are intended to give drivers more room, maintain traffic flow, reduce collision points and alleviate backups on I-79.
“Having traffic backing up is the most unsafe condition that can exist,” PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll said. “You have traffic at speed, either slow or stopped.”
PennDOT said work on the interchange will continue for as long as weather conditions allow.
Carroll said one challenge facing the project is the procurement of materials, an issue affecting transportation projects across the country.
“We do have some challenges with procurement of materials that are a challenge for all transportation projects across the nation to get, but we are going to work feverishly to complete it as quickly as possible,” Carroll said.
The update comes as PennDOT reports a record-breaking year for construction across Pennsylvania. Carroll said the department is investing $4 billion in new construction projects statewide this year.
More information on the Wexford Interchange can be found here.
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