If you're hitting the roads in Pittsburgh this weekend, the "crossover changeover" is happening on two major roadways.

The first one will take place on the Veterans Bridge and the Parkway North, and to get to the next phase of ramp pier repairs, the northbound traffic on the Veterans Bridge is heading for the HOV lane beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday night.

"We'll be resetting that barrier and line striping that area, which will allow for traffic to cross over into the HOV lanes," explained PennDOT Senior Assistant for Construction John Myler.

At the same time, they'll be restriping the Parkway North beyond Perrysville, where the 579 traffic will merge with the 279 traffic. Myler said that it will happen sometime over Friday night into Saturday morning, and traffic will be shifted into the

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