Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing ramp closures at the Boulevard of Allies/I-376 (Parkway East)
interchange in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Monday
through Friday nights, November 27-December 1 weather permitting.
The following ramps
will close to traffic nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night:
Westbound (inbound) I-376
(Parkway East) to I-579 Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Bridge (Exit 72B)
Southbound Route 885 Boulevard
of the Allies to eastbound (outbound) I-376 Parkway East
Northbound Route 885 between
the Birmingham Bridge and Jumonville Street
Crews will conduct
concrete repairs, strip seal installation, line painting and other
miscellaneous construction activities. Ramp traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detours
I-376 Westbound to the
Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Bridge
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
I-376 Westbound to
Northbound I-579
From westbound (inbound) I-376,
continue past the closed ramp
Take the Grant Street (Exit
71A) left-hand off-ramp
From Grant Street, turn right
onto Seventh Avenue
Take the ramp to North 579/East
380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard
Take the left-hand ramp to
North 579/East 380 toward Veterans Bridge/Bigelow Boulevard
Take the ramp to North 579
toward the Veterans Bridge
End detour
Southbound Route 885
(Boulevard of the Allies) to eastbound (outbound) I-376 (Parkway East)
Continue southbound on the
Boulevard of the Allies past the closed ramp
Turn right onto Bates Street
Turn left onto the ramp to East
376 toward Monroeville
End detour
Northbound Boulevard
of the Allies back to the Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Bridge
From northbound Boulevard of
the Allies, take the ramp to 376 West toward Downtown/Fort Pitt Bridge
From westbound (inbound) I-376,
take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) left-hand off-ramp
Follow Grant Street to the
Boulevard of the Allies
End detour
Northbound Boulevard
of the Allies to Northbound I-579
From northbound Boulevard of
the Allies, take the ramp to 376 West toward Downtown/Fort Pitt Bridge
From westbound (inbound) I-376,
take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) left-hand off-ramp
From Grant Street, turn right
onto Seventh Avenue
Take the ramp to North 579/East
380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard
Take the left-hand ramp to
North 579/East 380 toward Veterans Bridge/Bigelow Boulevard
Take the ramp to North 579
toward the Veterans Bridge
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.
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infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant
projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results.
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Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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