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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that overnight closures of the outbound (northbound) Fort Duquesne Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Friday and Saturday night, April 28-29 weather permitting.

Crews will conduct the removal of existing pavement markings and installation of new durable pavement markings on the outbound (northbound) upper deck of the I-279 Fort Duquesne Bridge from 9 p.m. Friday night to 10 a.m. Saturday morning and from approximately 11:59 p.m. Saturday night to 10 a.m. Sunday morning.  To allow this work to occur, the outbound Fort Duquesne Bridge and associated ramps will close to traffic. Motorists will be detoured.

Posted Detours

Inbound (westbound) I-376 Parkway East to the Fort Duquesne Bridge

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

• From the Fort Pitt Bridge, take the right-hand off-ramp to Route 837 West Carson Street

• From West Carson Street, proceed to the West End Circle

• Turn right onto the West End Bridge

• Cross the West End Bridge (Motorists to northbound Route 65 will turn left)

• For motorist traveling to northbound I-279 or Route 28, take the North 19/South 65 to I-279 Downtown/North Shore off-ramp

• Take the I-279 North/to North 28/Truck 19 North left-hand ramp

• End detour

Fort Duquesne Boulevard and the 10th Street Bypass to the Fort Duquesne Bridge

• From both Fort Duquesne Boulevard and the 10th Street Bypass, take the ramp to I-376 West toward the Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport

• From the Fort Pitt Bridge, take the right-hand off-ramp to Route 837 West Carson Street

• From West Carson Street, proceed to the West End Circle

• Turn right onto the West End Bridge

• Cross the West End Bridge (Motorists to northbound Route 65 will turn left)

• For motorist traveling to northbound I-279 or Route 28, take the North 19/South 65 to I-279 Downtown/North Shore off-ramp

• Take the I-279 North/to North 28/Truck 19 North left-hand ramp

• End detour

Commonwealth Place to the Fort Duquesne Bridge

• From Commonwealth Place, turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies

• Turn right onto Stanwix Street

• Take the ramp to I-376 West toward the Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport

• From the Fort Pitt Bridge, take the right-hand off-ramp to Route 837 West Carson Street

• From West Carson Street, proceed to the West End Circle

• Turn right onto the West End Bridge

• Cross the West End Bridge (Motorists to northbound Route 65 will turn left)

• For motorist traveling to northbound I-279 or Route 28, take the North 19/South 65 to I-279 Downtown/North Shore off-ramp

• Take the I-279 North/to North 28/Truck 19 North left-hand ramp

• End detour

Inbound (eastbound) I-376 Parkway West to the Fort Duquesne Bridge

• From inbound I-376, motorist will take the North 19/51 West End (Exit 69C) off-ramp

• Follow northbound Route 19/51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) to the West End Bridge

• Cross the West End Bridge (Motorists to northbound Route 65 will turn left)

• For motorist traveling to northbound I-279 or Route 28, take the North 19/South 65 to I-279 Downtown/North Shore off-ramp

• Take the I-279 North/to North 28/Truck 19 North left-hand ramp

• End detour

Weather impacts may require work to occur from 9 p.m. Sunday evening to 5 a.m. Monday morning with a closure of the Fort Duquesne Bridge and associated ramps.  Information will be provided in advance of a closure Sunday evening.

Additional weekend work with closures will occur on the inbound 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 West traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – Parkway West” 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.

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.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.penndot.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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