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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing inspection work on the ramp that carries traffic from southbound I-579 to the outbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Monday night, April 8 weather permitting.

Inspection activities will occur from 10 p.m. Monday night through 5 a.m. Tuesday on the southbound I-579 ramp to Route 885. All traffic will be detoured during the inspection.

Posted Detour

• From southbound I-579, continue toward 19/51 Liberty Bridge

• Cross the Liberty Bridge and continue through the Liberty Tunnel

• Turn right onto North Truck 19/North 51 toward the West End

• From northbound Route 51, take the left-hand ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport

• Bear left toward South Truck 19/51 Uniontown

• Merge onto eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West) and continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel

• Stay right to access the East 376 (Parkway East)

• Take the ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A)

• From Forbes Avenue turn right onto Craft Avenue

• Follow Craft Avenue to the Boulevard of the Allies

• End detour

PennDOT crews will conduct the inspection work.

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 X alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

​Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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