Nightly full closures of I-579 Northbound & Southbound begin Tuesday, May 26, for I-579 "Cap" Urban Connector Project
The following is the tentative schedule information for the I-579 “Cap” Urban Connector Project from the desk of Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle, District 6, as of May 16, 2020. As always, all work is weather dependent and any changes or updates to the schedule will be distributed accordingly.
 
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Full Closure of I-579 Northbound - Nightly from Tuesday night, May 26th from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (weather permitting):
  • I-579 Northbound nightly FULL closures from the Liberty Bridge to the Veterans Bridge will start Tuesday, May 26 through Saturday, May 30, 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. while the bridge beams are erected for the project.
  • A detour for I-579 Northbound and the Northbound Off-Ramp to Bigelow Blvd. will be posted as well as an alternate detour for those traveling from I-376 Parkway East and the Liberty Bridge.
  • There will be an approximately five additional full nightly closures of I-579 northbound through Saturday, June 13th, however, they will not occur simultaneously. Details on when these additional closures will occur will be distributed as specific nights are determined.
Nightly 15-Minute Closures of I-579 Northbound – tentatively start Monday night, June 1st from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (as needed / weather permitting):
  • I-579 Northbound nightly 15-minute closures from the Liberty Bridge to the Veterans Bridge will tentatively start Monday, June 1 through Friday, June 19 (as needed).
  • These closures will not occur simultaneously, however, the I-579 northbound will experience approximately seven nights of 15-minute closures as needed while bridge box beams are erected for the project. After each stoppage of traffic, all queued traffic shall be cleared before each successive stoppage.
  • Details on when these 15-minute closures will occur will be distributed as specific nights are determined.
Single lane closures of I-579 Northbound and Southbound – Nightly, tentatively to start Monday night, June 1 from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (as needed / weather permitting):
  • I-579 Northbound and Southbound will experience nightly single-lane closures, as needed, from the Liberty Bridge to the Veterans Bridge tentatively starting Monday, June 1 through Thursday, July 2 during the setting of the bridge box beams.
  • These closures will not occur simultaneously.
  • Details on when these single lane closures will occur will be distributed as specific nights are determined.