Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing a phase change on South Braddock Avenue in Edgewood and Swissvale boroughs, Allegheny County has been implemented.
To assist with the flow of traffic as part of the detour route for the Commercial Street Bridge closure and to allow crews to continue to work on the I-376 bridge overhead, South Braddock Avenue is now in the following traffic configuration around-the-clock through early August:
- Southbound South Braddock Avenue has been reduced to a single-lane of traffic between Allenby Avenue and Monongahela Avenue.
- Northbound South Braddock Avenue has two lanes of traffic between Monongahela Avenue and Allenby Avenue.
Additionally, the off-ramp from westbound I-376 to Edgewood/Swissvale (Exit 77) is now in the following configuration through early August:
- The left-hand lane at the end of the ramp will continue to allow traffic to turn left onto southbound South Braddock Avenue.
- The right-hand lane will only allow traffic to turn right onto northbound South Braddock Avenue. No left turns will be permitted from the right-hand lane.
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, drivers 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, including working during the Commercial Street Bridge Replacement project’s 25-day closure for the existing bridge demolition and lateral slide of the new bridge in July of 2026 to reduce impacts to the public. The overall project is anticipated to conclude in the late fall of 2027. The Trumbull Corporation is the primary contractor.
To help keep drivers informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for Parkway East traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to ymanyisha@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – Parkway East” in the subject line.
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.
Drivers 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 1,200 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.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Yasmeen Manyisha, 412-429-5044 or ymanyisha@pa.gov
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