Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
advising motorists that overnight closures of the outbound (westbound) Fort
Pitt Bridge (I-376) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur
tonight, Saturday night, April 22 and Sunday night, April 23 weather permitting.
Crews
will conduct the removal of existing pavement markings and installation of new
durable pavement markings on the outbound (westbound) lower deck of the I-376
Fort Pitt Bridge. To allow this work to occur, the outbound Fort Pitt Bridge
and Fort Pitt Tunnel will close to traffic. Additionally, the ramp from the
Fort Pitt Bridge to Route 837 (West Carson Street) will close. Motorists will be detoured.
The closure of the outbound Fort Pitt Bridge
and Tunnel will occur according to the following schedule:
Saturday night, April 22 – One
hour after the end of the Pirate game to 10 a.m. Sunday morning
Sunday night, April 23 – 9 p.m.
Sunday night to 5 a.m. Monday morning
Posted
Detours
I-376
(Parkway East) to the Fort Pitt Tunnel, Bridge
From inbound I-376 Parkway
East, motorists will take the I-279 Fort Duquesne Bridge/North Shore (Exit
70C) off-ramp
Cross the Fort Duquesne Bridge
Take the ramp toward Route
19/65 Ohio River Boulevard
From Route 65, take the ramp to
South 19 to 51 West End Bridge/Chateau Street/Western Avenue
Turn left at the traffic light
toward South 19 to I-376/51 West End Bridge
Cross the West End Bridge
Continue straight onto Route
51/19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
Take the ramp to West 376/South
19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport
Take the ramp to West I-376
toward Carnegie/Airport
End detour
I-376
(Parkway East) to Route 837 (West Carson Street)
From inbound I-376 Parkway
East, motorist will take the I-279 Fort Duquesne Bridge/North Shore (Exit
70C) off-ramp
Cross the Fort Duquesne Bridge
Take the ramp toward Route
19/65 Ohio River Boulevard
From Route 65, take the ramp to
South 19 to 51 West End Bridge/Chateau Street/Western Avenue
Turn left at the traffic light
toward South 19 to I-376/51 West End Bridge
Cross the West End Bridge to
West Carson Street
End detour
Southbound
I-279 (Parkway North) to I-376 Fort Pitt Bridge
From southbound I-279 (Parkway
North), take the North 65 Ohio River Boulevard (Exit 1C) off-ramp
From Route 65, take the ramp to
South 19 to 51 West End Bridge/Chateau Street/Western Avenue
Turn left at the traffic light
toward South 19 to I-376/51 West End Bridge
Cross the West End Bridge
Continue straight onto Route
51/19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
Take the ramp to West 376/South
19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport
Take the ramp to West I-376
toward Carnegie/Airport
End detour
From
the Liberty Avenue Ramp to the Fort Pitt Bridge
From Liberty Avenue, turn left
onto Commonwealth Place
Bear right onto the ramp to the
Fort Duquesne Bridge
Cross the Fort Duquesne Bridge
Take the ramp toward Route
19/65 Ohio River Boulevard
From Route 65, take the ramp to
South 19 to 51 West End Bridge/Chateau Street/Western Avenue
Turn left at the traffic light
toward South 19 to I-376/51 West End Bridge
Cross the West End Bridge
Continue straight onto Route
51/19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
Take the ramp to West 376/South
19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport
Take the ramp to West I-376
toward Carnegie/Airport
End detour
Additional
weekend work with closures will occur on the Fort Duquesne Bridge. Information will be provided prior to any
closures.
To
help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email
distribution list for I-376 Parkway East traffic advisories and construction
updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write
“Subscribe – Parkway East” in the subject line.
Motorists
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 1,000 traffic cameras.
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is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible
on the 511PA website.
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CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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