Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the closure of southbound Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) in the
City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur tonight, Wednesday, December 6
weather permitting.
Southbound Route 51
will close to traffic at Woodruff Street from 9 p.m. to approximately 5 a.m.
Thursday morning to allow crews to place barrier on the structure over Route
51. Additionally, a single-lane restriction will occur on northbound Route 51
at the structure while the work occurs. Southbound Route 51 will be detoured.
Posted Detour
Southbound Route 51 at
the Closure at Woodruff Street
From southbound Route 51 use
the jug handle at Woodruff Street to take Route 51 northbound
Follow
North Route 19/51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) toward West End Bridge/Downtown
Exit
towards Route 51/Route 837 toward McKees Rocks/West End
Stay
in right lane to South Route 837/East I-376 toward Downtown
Continue
on southbound Route 837 (West Carson Street)
Take
the ramp to East I-376/North I-279 onto the Fort Pitt Bridge
Take
Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Avenue/PPG Arena (Exit 70A)
Take the ramp to the Boulevard
of the Allies
Follow the Boulevard of the
Allies to the Liberty Bridge
Cross the Liberty Bridge and
continue through the Liberty Tunnel
Take the ramp to South 51
toward Uniontown
End detour
Crews from Swank
Construction Company, LLC will conduct the work.
Motorists should be
prepared for changing traffic patterns. Please use caution when driving through
the area. 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.
Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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