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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing ramp closures at the Boulevard of Allies/I-376 (Parkway East) interchange in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Monday and Tuesday nights, November 20-21 weather permitting.

The following ramps will close to traffic nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night: 

• Southbound Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies at the ramp to I-376 Parkway East including the ramp to Forbes Avenue (Ramp S)

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

• Southbound Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies to eastbound (outbound) I-376 Parkway East (Ramp T)

Ramps S and T will not be closed simultaneously.

Additionally, a single-lane restriction will occur on northbound Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies each night.

Crews will conduct concrete repairs, strip seal installation, line painting and other miscellaneous construction activities. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detours

Southbound Route 885

• 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)

I-376 Westbound to the 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

I-376 Westbound to Northbound 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

Southbound Route 885 (Boulevard of the Allies) to eastbound (outbound) I-376 (Parkway East)

• Continue southbound on the Boulevard of the Allies past the closed ramp

• Turn right onto Bates Street

• Turn left onto the ramp to East 376 toward Monroeville

• End detour

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.

Motorists are advised to use caution. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

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.

511PA 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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