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.