{"id":67788,"date":"2025-12-22T19:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/67788\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T19:30:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:30:06","slug":"i-79-shoulder-restrictions-continue-in-allegheny-county-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/67788\/","title":{"rendered":"I-79 shoulder restrictions continue in Allegheny County \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 PennDOT announced that shoulder restrictions on Interstate 79 and associated ramps in Allegheny County will continue on Monday, weather permitting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">These restrictions are set to occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays through mid-January to facilitate shoulder backup and grading work on both directions of I-79 between the I-376 and Crafton\/Moon Run interchanges and the ramps at the Route 60 Moon Run\/Crafton interchange.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The upcoming shoulder work is part of ongoing efforts to maintain and improve road safety in the area. Work zone restrictions will remain in effect through mid-January, with crews actively working to enhance highway infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Notably, there will be no work conducted during the holiday period on Dec. 25 and 26, as well as on Jan. 1 and 2, allowing for clearer traffic flow during these busy travel days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PennDOT encourages drivers to stay alert and plan for potential delays during the construction period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 PennDOT announced that shoulder restrictions on Interstate 79 and associated ramps in Allegheny County will continue&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[10142,4304,5527,3604,35823,35824,10427,73,75,74,35825,3881],"class_list":{"0":"post-67788","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh","8":"tag-10142","9":"tag-channel","10":"tag-christmas","11":"tag-crafton","12":"tag-interstate_79","13":"tag-new_year","14":"tag-parkway_west","15":"tag-pittsburgh","16":"tag-pittsburgh-headlines","17":"tag-pittsburgh-news","18":"tag-tricia_pitman","19":"tag-wpxi-traffic"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}