Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing daylight traffic stoppages on I-376 (Parkway East) and the Boulevard
of the Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will
continue Tuesday, May 30 through Thursday, June 1 weather permitting.
Short-term
traffic stoppages of 15 minutes or less will occur as needed on I-376 (Parkway
East) in both directions under the Birmingham Bridge and on the Boulevard of
the Allies in both directions between Hamlet Street and the Crosstown Boulevard
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Crews will conduct steel repairs, bridge
jacking, and bearing replacement work.
Additionally,
lane restrictions will occur on the Boulevard of the Allies between Hamlet
Street and the Crosstown Boulevard from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. Crews will
conduct expansion dam removal and concrete repairs.
Overnight
closures of the ramp carrying traffic from westbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway
East) to northbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) (Exit 72B) will occur
from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday nights as crews conduct
expansion dam removal and concrete repairs. Ramp traffic will be detoured.
Posted
Detour
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
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
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.
CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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