2-year I-79 Wexford interchange project scheduled to begin

Work on a $46.5 million, two-year project to improve the Wexford interchange on Interstate 79 is scheduled to start Monday, PennDOT announced.

Crews from Golden Triangle Construction will begin to mobilize equipment and prepare staging areas in the area of the interstate and Route 910 in Franklin Park and Marshall.

While most of the work will be off the roads, construction equipment will be entering and exiting the roads.

Shoulder restrictions are expected from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday in both directions of I-79 from 1.5 miles north of its split with I-279 to Mingo Road, at the interchange ramps, and on Route 910 between Nicholson and Brandt School roads.

More restrictions are expected to start on Aug. 25, PennDOT said.

The project will include the construction of a new interchange and two new bridges over I-79.

Beams for the new structures will be set during overnight traffic stoppages of I-79 northbound, while I-79 southbound will be detoured overnight using the existing southbound off- and on-ramps.

Other work includes traffic signal improvements, new highway lighting, drainage work, signing/pavement marking and guiderail updates.

During construction, three lanes of traffic in each direction are expected, as well as temporary ramps to maintain access for most of the project, PennDOT said.

Work is expected to continue through the 2027 construction season.