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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight lane restrictions and ramp closures on the I-579 “Cap” Urban Connector project in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will continue Monday night, December 6 weather permitting.

Overnight work for punch list items will occur from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night requiring a single-lane restriction in both directions on I-579 between the Centre Avenue and Webster Avenue bridges. 

Additionally, the following ramps will close intermittently as needed each night from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday night, December 10:

• Bedford Avenue ramp to southbound I-579

• 7th Avenue ramp to southbound I-579

• Northbound I-579 ramp to 7th Avenue

Ramp traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detours

Bedford Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Boulevard of the Allies/Eastbound I-376 - Cars)

• From Bedford Avenue, take the ramp to 7th Avenue/Fort Pitt Bridge

• Turn left onto Grant Street

• Continue south on Grant Street

• Take the ramp East I-376 toward Monroeville

• End detour

Bedford Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Boulevard of the Allies/Eastbound I-376 - Trucks)

• From Bedford Avenue, turn left onto Crawford Street

• Turn right onto Centre Avenue

• Turn right onto 6th Avenue

• Turn left onto Wood Street

• Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies

• Take the ramp to East 376 toward Monroeville

• End detour

Bedford Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Liberty Bridge - Cars)

• From Bedford Avenue, take the ramp to 7th Avenue/Fort Pitt Bridge

• Turn left onto Grant Street

• Turn left onto 6th Avenue

• 6th Avenue becomes the Crosstown Boulevard

• Follow Crosstown Boulevard to the Liberty Bridge

• End detour

Bedford Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Liberty Bridge - Trucks)

• From Bedford Avenue, turn left onto Crawford Street

• Turn right onto Centre Avenue

• Turn left onto 6th Avenue

• 6th Avenue becomes the Crosstown Boulevard

• Follow Crosstown Boulevard to the Liberty Bridge

• End detour

7th Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Boulevard of the Allies/Eastbound I-376 – Cars)

• From 7th Avenue, take Grant Street southbound

• Continue southbound on Grant Street

• Take the ramp to East I-376 toward Monroeville

• End detour

7th Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Boulevard of the Allies/Eastbound I-376 – Trucks)

• From 7th Avenue, take Grant Street southbound

• Turn right onto 6th Avenue

• Turn left onto Wood Street

• Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies

• Take the ramp to East 376 toward Monroeville

• End detour

7th Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Liberty Bridge)

• From 7th Avenue, take Grant Street southbound

• Turn left onto 6th Avenue

• 6th Avenue becomes the Crosstown Boulevard

• Follow Crosstown Boulevard to the Liberty Bridge

• End detour

Northbound I-579 to 7th Avenue

• From northbound I-579, take the PPG Arena/Centre Avenue off-ramp

• Turn right onto Washington Place

• Turn right onto Fifth Avenue

• Turn right onto 6th Avenue

• Turn right onto Grant Street

• Follow Grant Street back to 7th Avenue

• End detour

The $29.34 million project, sponsored by the City of Pittsburgh and the Sports and Exhibition Authority, consists of the construction of a structure spanning I-579 to link downtown Pittsburgh and the Hill District. In part, the Cap project will create a new three-acre greenspace which will include pedestrian pathways, bicycle routes, rain gardens for stormwater management, and design elements from neighborhood artists. Additional construction activities include retrofitting existing retaining walls and bridges to accommodate the new structure, roadway reconstruction, drainage improvements, traffic signals, highway lighting, ITS, and landscaping. For additional details on the project including information on sustainability, funding, and public input please visit http://www.pgh-sea.com/ and select I-579 CAP from the navigation bar.

The Joseph B. Fay Company is the prime contractor.

To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for I-579 Crosstown Boulevard traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – I-579 Cap Project” in the subject line.

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 twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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