Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the nightly closure of the eastbound (outbound) I-376 (Parkway East)
ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will
start Thursday night, October 5 weather permitting.
The
ramp that carries traffic from eastbound (outbound) I-376 (Parkway East) to
Oakland/Forbes Avenue (Exit 72A) will close to traffic from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
nightly through late December. Crews will conduct milling and concrete deck
overlay work. Ramp traffic will be detoured.
Posted
Detour
From eastbound (outbound)
I-376, continue past the closed ramp
Continue 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
Turn left onto the Boulevard of
the Allies (Route 885)
Turn right onto Craft Avenue
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.
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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