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    Overnight I-376, I-279 Bridge Inspection Activities Sunday Night in Pittsburgh

    July 11, 2025

    Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing bridge inspection activities on I-376 (Parkway East) and I-279 (Parkway North) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Sunday night, July 13 weather permitting.

    Inspection activities will occur on several I-376 and I-279 ramps, requiring traffic restrictions from 7 p.m. Sunday night to 5 a.m. Monday morning in the following locations:

    • Single-lane closure on the outbound (westbound) Fort Pitt Bridge (lower deck)
    • Single-lane closure on northbound I-279 between the Fort Pitt Bridge and the Fort Duquesne Boulevard/Convention Center/Strip District (Exit 70B) exit
    • Single-lane closure on southbound I-279 between the 10th Street Bypass on-ramp and the Fort Pitt Bridge
    • Full closure of the ramp that carries Liberty Avenue to westbound I-376

    Traffic from Liberty Avenue to westbound I-376 will be detoured.

    Posted detour

    • From Liberty Avenue, turn left onto Commonwealth Place
    • Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies
    • Turn left onto Stanwix Street
    • Turn left onto Fort Duquesne Boulevard
    • Bear right onto the 10th Street Bypass toward 376 West/Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport
    • Take the ramp to 376 West/Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport

    Crews from Consor Engineers will conduct the inspection work.

    Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

    Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.   

    Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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