(WJET/WFXP)– Drivers who usually take Interstate 79 in and out of the City of Erie should be prepared for some slowdowns in traffic during two separate weeks as they take the next steps in a bridge repair project.
PennDOT announced the stretch of I-79 between the West 26th and West 12th Street exits will have temporary lane restrictions as inspection work goes on in the area as part of the I-79 bridge project.
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Those restrictions will be from August 25 to August 29 and again from September 3 to September 5.
During both sets of days, PennDOT said drivers should be ready for changing traffic patterns and traffic controlled by flaggers.
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PennDOT plans on repairing the bridges carrying the highway over the SX and Norfolk Southern railroads near West 16th Street, which they described as being in fair condition…