Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing overnight closures of the westbound I-376 (Parkway East) ramp to
northbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh,
Allegheny County, will occur Monday night, June 19 through Thursday night, June
22 weather permitting.
Overnight
closures of the ramp carrying traffic from westbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway
East) to northbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) will occur from 9 p.m.
to 5 a.m. each night as crews conduct expansion dam removal preparatory work
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
Additionally,
single-lane restrictions will occur on Route 885 (Boulevard of the Allies) in
both directions between Hamlet Street and the Crosstown Boulevard from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday, June 19-22 as crews
conduct expansion dam removal preparatory work and concrete repairs.
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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