{"id":68751,"date":"2025-12-23T18:25:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/68751\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:25:06","slug":"restrictions-in-place-on-southbound-i-79-in-collier-township-after-bridge-struck-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/68751\/","title":{"rendered":"Restrictions in place on southbound I-79 in Collier Township after bridge struck \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. \u2014 Restrictions are in place on southbound Interstate 79 in Collier Township, Allegheny County due to a bridge strike. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A right-hand lane and shoulder closure has been implemented approximately a half mile north of the Heidelberg\/Collier (Exit 55) off-ramp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PennDOT announced the restrictions are due to a bridge strike on the structure carrying southbound I-79 over Thoms Run Road. The closure is intended for emergency design and repair work and will remain in place indefinitely until further analyses are completed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Additionally, Thoms Run Road will have single-lane alternating traffic controlled by flaggers for inspection activities today, Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This restriction is also expected to aid crews in assessing the structure involved in the bridge strike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Drivers are advised to stay alert and navigate the areas with caution. PennDOT emphasizes that safety is a shared responsibility for all road users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Details regarding the timeline for the emergency repair work will be provided in advance of the project commencement. Further updates about conditions and traffic changes are expected as the situation develops.<\/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":"COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. \u2014 Restrictions are in place on southbound Interstate 79 in Collier Township, Allegheny County due&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[36343,31723,36342,73,75,74,18117],"class_list":{"0":"post-68751","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh","8":"tag-bridge-struck","9":"tag-collier-township","10":"tag-i79","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-headlines","13":"tag-pittsburgh-news","14":"tag-restrictions"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68751","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=68751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}