Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing inbound (westbound) I-376 (Parkway East) will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, from Friday night, September 6 through Monday morning, September 9 weather permitting.
Inbound (westbound) I-376 (Parkway East) approaching the Birmingham Bridge will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic from 9 p.m. Friday night continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning for painting operations.
Additionally, the following ramps will close to traffic from 9 p.m. Friday night continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning:
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Westbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway East) ramp to northbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885)
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Northbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) ramp to North 579/279 toward the Veterans Bridge
Crews will conduct painting operations and deck improvement work. Ramp traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detours
I-376 Westbound to the Boulevard of the Allies
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From westbound (inbound) I-376, continue past the closed ramp
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Take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) left-hand off-ramp
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Follow Grant Street to the Boulevard of the Allies
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End detour
I-376 Westbound to Northbound I-579
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From westbound (inbound) I-376, continue past the closed ramp
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Take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) left-hand off-ramp
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From Grant Street, turn right onto Seventh Avenue
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Take the ramp to North 579/East 380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard
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Take the left-hand ramp to North 579/East 380 toward Veterans Bridge/Bigelow Boulevard
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Take the ramp to North 579 toward the Veterans Bridge
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End detour
Northbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) ramp to North 579/279 toward the Veterans Bridge
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From northbound Boulevard of the Allies, take the ramp to 19/51 toward the Liberty Bridge
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Cross the Liberty Bridge and continue through the Liberty Tunnel
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Turn right toward North Truck 19/North 51 West End
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Continue on northbound Route 51
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Take the ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport
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Bear left toward South Truck 19/51 toward Uniontown
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Bear left toward East 376/South 51 toward Uniontown
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To continue to I-279, follow eastbound I-376 through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, take the ramp to North 279 (Exit 70C) – End detour
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To continue to the Crosstown Boulevard, take the eastbound I-376 ramp to South Truck 19/51 toward Uniontown (Exit 69B)
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From southbound Route 51, take the Truck 19 South ramp toward Dormont/South Side
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Stay left toward Downtown/South Side
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Continue through the Liberty Tunnel and cross the Liberty Bridge – End detour
Motorists traveling on the northbound Boulevard of the Allies to downtown Pittsburgh or I-279 (Parkway North) should consider using the ramp to westbound I-376 toward Downtown/Fort Pitt Bridge. All side streets to the Boulevard of the Allies will remain open.
Preservation work on two mainline Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies bridges and several ramps at the interchange are included in this $35.41 million project. Work will include bridge deck repairs and overlays, expansion dam replacements, steel superstructure and substructure repairs, bearing replacements, full painting, concrete substructure repairs, downspout replacements, drainage repairs, signing and pavement parking upgrades and other miscellaneous construction activities. Motorists will encounter short term lane closures, night and weekend closures of the ramps and Route 885 in each direction, weekend lane restrictions, and overnight directional closures of I-376 Parkway East, long-term closures of Forbes Avenue, Brady Street, and ramps at the Birmingham Bridge. Short-term and weeknight lane closures of Second Avenue are also included throughout this multi-year project.
To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – Boulevard of the Allies” in the subject line.
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Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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