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    Route 885 Bates Street Utility Work Saturday in Pittsburgh

    I-376 ramps at Bates Street to close

    September 03, 2025

    Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing utility work on Route 885 (Bates Street) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Saturday, September 6 weather permitting.  

    Single-lane restrictions alternating traffic will occur on Bates Street between the Boulevard of the Allies and Second Avenue from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Saturday. Additionally, the following ramps to Bates Street will close to traffic:

    ·       Westbound I-376 off-ramp to 885 North/Oakland (Exit 73B)

    ·       Westbound I-376 off-ramp to 885 South/Glenwood (Exit 73A)

    Ramp traffic will be detoured.

    Posted Detours

    Westbound I-376 to Oakland (Exit 73B)

    ·       Continue on westbound I-376 past the closed ramp

    ·       Take the left-hand off-ramp to Grant Street (Exit 71A)

    ·       Turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies

    ·       Follow the Boulevard of the Allies back to Bates Street

    ·       End detour

    Westbound I-376 to Glenwood (Exit 73A)

    ·       Continue on westbound I-376 past the closed ramp

    ·       Take the left-hand off-ramp to Grant Street (Exit 71A)

    ·       Turn right onto Second Avenue

    ·       Follow Second Avenue back to Bates Street

    ·       End detour

    Crews from the Duquesne Light Company will conduct pole installation work for the Frazier Street Stairway project. 

    Please use caution if traveling on this roadway. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

    PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For additional information contact Jim Runatz at 412-393-6411.

    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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    MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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