I-376 Parkway East Ramp Closure Begins Monday in Churchill

Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing a ramp closure on I-376 (Parkway East) in Churchill Borough, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, November 9 weather permitting.

Starting at 6:00 AM Monday, a closure of the westbound I-376 off-ramp to Churchill (Exit 79B) and the Churchill on-ramp to eastbound I-376 will occur continuously through 5:00 AM on Monday, November 16. Traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detour

Westbound I-376 to Churchill

·       Take the Penn Hills (Exit 81) exit

·       Continue on Rodi Road

·       Turn right on Frankstown Road

·       Bear right onto Beulah Road

·       Follow to William Penn Highway

·       End detour

Eastbound onto I-376  

·       From William Penn Highway, turn right onto Beulah Road

·       Turn left onto Churchill Road

·       Take the ramp on the left to eastbound I-376

·       End detour

Crews will be conducting structure repairs on the I-376 bridge above the ramps. If work concludes early the ramps will reopen ahead of schedule.

Additionally, starting at 9:00 AM on Monday, lane restrictions will occur on Beulah Road in each direction between McCrady Road and Old Beulah Road daily from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM and nightly from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM. Crews will conduct structure repair work on I-376 overhead through late December.

The $100 million I-376 (Parkway East) betterment project will resurface the interstate and interchange ramps from the beginning of the Commercial Street Bridge in Edgewood Borough to the Monroeville (Exit 80) interchange in the Municipality of Monroeville. Additionally, bridge preservation to 20 structures including painting, approach slab replacement, concrete repairs, and other miscellaneous construction activities along with extensive drainage updates and a full concrete median barrier replacement. Safety improvements including a full highway lighting replacement from the Edgewood (Exit 77) to the PA Turnpike interchanges are included in this project. During the project, travelers can expect overnight and weekend lane restrictions on I-376 as well as short-term and long-term full closures of the interchange ramps. This project will be coordinated with other I-376 projects in the area. The overall project is anticipated to conclude in the spring of 2028. The Trumbull Corporation is the primary contractor.

To help keep travelers informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for Parkway East traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by clicking on the Parkway East online sign-up form link and entering your email address.

Updates can also be found on the I-376 Edgewood to Churchill webpage, by following PennDOT’s regional X page @511PAPittsburgh or joining the Greater Pittsburgh Area PennDOT Facebook group.

Travelers can check conditions on major roads 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 1,200 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.

Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict11.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Yasmeen Manyisha, ymanyisha@pa.gov or 412-429-5044

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