Crosstown Boulevard

Also known as I-579
==Insights==
Also known as I-579
==Background==
At 1.57 miles in length, I-579 is the second shortest interstate in the nation's 46,508-mile interstate highway system. It officially begins on the North Side, crosses Uptown to the Boulevard of Allies and includes the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
==Insights==
===Work on Crosstown Blvd.===
:March 17, 2008, by Joe Grata, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A season-long, $5.2 million rehabilitation of the Crosstown Boulevard / I-579 below Mellon Arena will begin Wednesday.
Initially, the contractor, Swank Construction Co. of New Kensington, will impose a 10-foot-wide restriction on the off-ramp from I-579 south to Seventh Avenue in order to replace the existing sidewalk and railing with a concrete barrier wall. The ramp will remain open during this phase of work, which is to last through April 4, 2008.
Later, lanes will be closed and traffic will be detoured at times for structural and concrete slab repairs and during asphalt paving. New signs and pavement markings are part of the project.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation chose to do the work this season because traffic volumes are slightly lower on I-579 because of detours associated with its Boulevard of Allies / Forbes Avenue intersection work in South Oakland.
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