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    Westbound I-376 Parkway East Bathtub Section Closed in Pittsburgh

    April 04, 2024

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    Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is reminding motorists that the “Bathtub” area of westbound I-376 (Parkway East) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, has closed to traffic due to flooding. 

    The “Bathtub” area of westbound I-376 (Parkway East) is closed to traffic due to flooding until further notice. All traffic approaching this section of I-376, located between Grant Street and the Fort Pitt Bridge, will be detoured.

    Posted Detour

    • From westbound I-376, traffic will take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) off-ramp

    • Turn left onto Fort Pitt Boulevard

    • Bear left onto the westbound I-376 ramp toward Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport

    • End detour

    In addition to westbound I-376, the following ramps will close to traffic:

    • Ramp from Grant Street to westbound I-376

    • Ramp from Fifth Avenue/Boulevard of the Allies to west near Oakland

    • Access from Point State Park to eastbound I-376

    • Ramp from Stanwix Street to eastbound I-376

    • Ramp from Market Street to eastbound I-376

    • Ramp from Wood Street to eastbound I-376

    Motorists approaching downtown from the east should consider the following alternate routes:

    Westbound I-376 to Downtown Pittsburgh

    • From westbound I-376, traffic will take the Boulevard of the Allies (Exit 72B) off-ramp

    • Follow the Boulevard of the Allies to northbound I-579 toward the Veterans Bridge

    • Take the exit to Convention Center/7th Avenue into downtown Pittsburgh

    • End alternate route

    Westbound I-376 to Downtown Pittsburgh via Wilkinsburg

    • From westbound I-376, traffic will take the Wilkinsburg (Exit 78B) off-ramp

    • Follow northbound Route 8 to westbound Route 380

    • From Route 380 take the exit to 6th Avenue into downtown Pittsburgh

    • End alternate route

    Westbound I-376 to Route 28 via Penn Hills/Churchill

    • From westbound I-376, traffic will take the Churchill (Left Exit 79B) off-ramp

    • Take Route 130 westbound to Route 8 northbound

    • Follow Route 8 northbound to the Highland Park Bridge

    • Take the Highland Park Bridge to Route 28

    • Take Route 28 southbound to the City of Pittsburgh

    • End alternate route

    Parkway East to Parkway West via Liberty Bridge

    • From westbound I-376, traffic will take the Boulevard of the Allies (Exit 72B) off-ramp

    • Follow the Boulevard of Allies to the Liberty Bridge

    • Use the left lane to take the Liberty Bridge and Liberty Tunnel to Route 51 northbound (right lane in Liberty Tunnel)

    • Take Route 51 northbound to westbound I-376 towards Carnegie/Airport

    • End alternate route

    From points east of Monroeville via PA Turnpike and Route 28

    • Take US Route 22 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike

    • Take the Turnpike westbound to the Allegheny Valley exit

    • Follow westbound Freeport Road to Route 910

    • From Route 910 take Route 28 southbound to the City of Pittsburgh

    • End alternate route

    Traffic from Monroeville to Pittsburgh Intl Airport via PA Turnpike

    • Take US Route 22 to the PA Turnpike I-76 West

    • Take the Turnpike I-76 West to the Cranberry Exit

    • Follow signs to I-79 southbound

    • Exit at the I-376 interchange to westbound I-376

    • End alternate route

    Traffic From Monroeville to Downtown Pittsburgh via PA Turnpike

    • Take US Route 22 to PA Turnpike I-76 West

    • Take the Turnpike I-76 West to the Cranberry exit

    • Follow signs to I-79 southbound

    • Follow I-79 southbound to I-279 southbound

    • Take I-279 southbound to the City of Pittsburgh

    • End alternate route

    Additionally, the ramp carrying traffic from the Fort Duquesne Bridge on southbound I-279 to eastbound I-376, commonly referred to as the “Interstate Connector”, is also closed until further notice. Traffic will be detoured.

    Posted Detour

    • Take southbound I-279 to the Fort Pitt Bridge/westbound I-376

    • Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel

      • Take the Banksville Road/Route 19 (Exit 69A) exit

      • Keep left and loop back to eastbound I-376, following signs for Uniontown/Route51

    • Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel

    • Stay in the right-hand lane and follow signs to eastbound I-376/Monroeville

    • End detour

    Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 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

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