Skip to agency navigation
Skip to main content

Official Website

of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    The .gov means it's official.

    Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

    Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies Ramp Closures this Weekend in Pittsburgh

    May 14, 2024

    ​

    Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing weekend ramp closures on the Boulevard of Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Friday night through Monday morning, May 17-20 weather permitting.

    Overnight and weekend work will occur on the Boulevard of the Allies project according to the following schedule:

    Wednesday night, May 15

    • Eastbound I-376 (Parkway East) will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic between the Grant Street on-ramp and the Forbes Avenue/Oakland off-ramp from 9 p.m. Wednesday night to 5 a.m. Thursday morning. Crews will conduct steel repairs, pin and hanger placements, and bridge painting operations.

    Thursday night, May 16

    • The eastbound I-376 (Parkway East) ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A) will close from 9 p.m. Thursday night to 6 a.m. Friday morning.  Crews will conduct approach slab reconstruction. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

    • Southbound Boulevard of the Allies (at the Birmingham Bridge) and the ramp to Forbes Avenue from southbound Boulevard of the Allies will close from 9 p.m. Thursday night to 5 a.m. Friday morning.  Crews will conduct approach slab reconstruction. Southbound Boulevard of the Allies and ramp traffic will be detoured.

    Friday night, May 17 through Monday morning, May 20

    • The eastbound I-376 (Parkway East) ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A) will close from 9 p.m. Friday night continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning. Crews will conduct approach slab reconstruction. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

    • Southbound Boulevard of the Allies (at the Birmingham Bridge) and the ramp to Forbes Avenue from southbound Boulevard of the Allies will close from 9 p.m. Friday night continuously through 5 a.m. Friday morning.  Crews will conduct approach slab reconstruction. Southbound Boulevard of the Allies and ramp traffic will be detoured.

    • Eastbound I-376 (Parkway East) will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic between the Grant Street on-ramp and the Forbes Avenue/Oakland off-ramp from 9 p.m. Friday night continuously through 5 a.m. Monday morning.

    Saturday night, May 18

    • Northbound Boulevard of the Allies reduced to a single-lane of traffic between McDevitt Place and the ramp to westbound I-376 toward Downtown/Fort Pitt Bridge from 6 p.m. Saturday night to 6 a.m. Sunday morning. Crews will conduct approach slab reconstruction.

    Posted Detours

    Eastbound I-376 Ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A)

    • From eastbound (outbound) I-376, continue past the closed ramp

    • Continue through the Squirrel Hill Tunnel

    • Take the ramp to Edgewood/Swissvale (Exit 77)

    • Bear right toward Swissvale

    • Turn left onto Monongahela Avenue

    • Turn left onto South Braddock Avenue

    • Take the ramp toward West 376

    • Follow westbound (inbound) I-376 through the Squirrel Hill Tunnel

    • Take the ramp to North 885 Oakland (Exit 73B) to Bates Street

    • Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885)

    • Turn right onto Craft Avenue

    • End detour

    Southbound Boulevard of the Allies and the Ramp to Forbes Avenue

    • From outbound (southbound) Boulevard of the Allies, take the ramp to outbound (eastbound) I-376 (Parkway East) toward Monroeville

    • Continue on outbound I-376 through the Squirrel Hill Tunnel

    • Take the ramp to Edgewood/Swissvale (Exit 77)

    • Bear right toward Swissvale

    • Turn left onto Monongahela Avenue

    • Turn left onto South Braddock Avenue

    • Take the ramp toward West 376

    • Follow westbound (inbound) I-376 through the Squirrel Hill Tunnel

    • Take the ramp to North 885 Oakland (Exit 73B) to Bates Street

    • Follow Bates Street to the Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885)

    • Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies (End detour for the Boulevard of the Allies)

    • Turn right onto Craft Avenue and follow to Forbes Avenue (End detour for Forbes Avenue)

    Swank Construction Company, LLC is the prime contractor.

    Work began in early 2022 on this $44.9 million project within the City of Pittsburgh at the I-376 Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Bridge (Exit 72B) interchange. Preservation work on two mainline Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies bridges and several ramps at the interchange are included in the 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 various 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.

    Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles 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 accessible on the 511PA website.

    ​Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

    # # #​