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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing a full weekend closure of the northbound Boulevard of Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Friday night, September 29 through Monday morning, October 2 weather permitting.

The northbound (inbound) lanes of the Boulevard of the Allies will close to traffic between Craft Avenue and Jumonville Street from 8 p.m. Friday night continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning.  Additionally, the following ramps will close for the entire weekend: 

• Northbound Boulevard of the Allies ramp to westbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway East)

• Westbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway East) to I-579 Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Bridge (Exit 72B)

Posted Detours

Northbound Boulevard of the Allies to I-579

• From the Boulevard of the Allies, turn right onto Craft Avenue

• Turn left onto Fifth Avenue

• Turn right onto Grant Street

• Turn right onto Seventh Avenue

• Take the ramp to North 579/East 380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard

• Bear left toward North 579/East 380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard

• Stay left and take the ramp toward North 579 Veterans Bridge

• End detour

Northbound Boulevard of the Allies to the Liberty Bridge

• From the Boulevard of the Allies, turn right onto Craft Avenue

• Turn left onto Fifth Avenue

• Turn left onto Diamond Street

• Turn left onto Sixth Avenue

• Continue straight onto the Crosstown Boulevard

• Follow the Crosstown Boulevard to the Liberty Bridge

• End detour

Northbound Boulevard of the Allies ramp to westbound I-376

• From the Boulevard of the Allies, turn right onto Craft Avenue

• Turn left onto Fifth Avenue

• Turn left onto Ross Street

• Turn right onto First Avenue

• Turn left onto Grant Street

• From Grant Street, take the ramp to West I-376 toward the Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport

• End detour

Westbound I-376 ramp to northbound Boulevard of the Allies/I-579

• From westbound (inbound) I-376, continue past the closed ramp

• Take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) left-hand off-ramp

• From Grant Street, turn right onto Seventh Avenue

• Take the ramp to North 579/East 380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard

• Take the left-hand ramp to North 579/East 380 toward Veterans Bridge/Bigelow Boulevard

• Take the ramp to North 579 toward the Veterans Bridge

• End detour

Westbound I-376 ramp to northbound Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Bridge

• From westbound (inbound) I-376, continue past the closed ramp

• Take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) left-hand off-ramp

• Follow Grant Street to the Boulevard of the Allies

• End detour

Local traffic to Hamlet Street will be permitted.

Crews will conduct concrete approach slab work, concrete patching and repairs, and miscellaneous construction activities. 

Additionally, northbound Route 885 and the above listed ramps will close to traffic from 8 p.m. Thursday night, September 28 to 6 a.m. Friday morning, September 29. Crews will conduct preparatory work for the upcoming weekend closure.

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.

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Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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