[SCA-AE] FYI: I-79 restrictions in Greene County (south of Pittsburgh)

[Ann Kopchik]

This effects those gentles traveling to Pennsic from south of Pittsburgh.

Mining to restrict I-79 travel in Greene County
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Longwall mining beneath Interstate 79 in Greene County has prompted the state Department of Transportation to issue speed limit and lane restriction advisories.

Starting Thursday, I-79 will be restricted to one lane in each direction and to a speed limit of 45 mph between mile marker 10 and 12. The area lies between the Kirby-Garards Fort interchange (Exit 7) and Waynesburg (Exit 14). The interstate is the major thoroughfare between Pittsburgh and Morgantown, W.Va.

The restrictions will continue indefinitely.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07205/803988-100.stm