Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing a full weekend closure of the northbound Boulevard of Allies (Route
885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Friday night,
April 12 through Monday morning, April 15 weather permitting.
The
northbound (inbound) lanes of the Boulevard of the Allies will close to traffic
between Craft Avenue and Jumonville Street from 8 p.m. Friday night
continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning.
Additionally, the following ramps will close:
Northbound Boulevard of the
Allies ramp to westbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway East) will close from 8
p.m. Friday continuously through 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, April 17
The ramp from Fifth Avenue to
northbound Boulevard of the Allies will close from 8 p.m. Friday night
continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning.
Posted
Detours
Northbound
Boulevard of the Allies to I-579
From the Boulevard of the
Allies, turn right onto Craft Avenue
Turn left onto Fifth Avenue
Turn right onto Grant Street
Turn right onto Seventh Avenue
Take the ramp to North 579/East
380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard
Bear left toward North 579/East
380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard
Stay left and take the ramp
toward North 579 Veterans Bridge
End detour
Northbound
Boulevard of the Allies to the Liberty Bridge
From the Boulevard of the
Allies, turn right onto Craft Avenue
Turn left onto Fifth Avenue
Turn left onto Diamond Street
Turn left onto Sixth Avenue
Continue straight onto the
Crosstown Boulevard
Follow the Crosstown Boulevard
to the Liberty Bridge
End detour
Northbound
Boulevard of the Allies ramp to westbound I-376
From the Boulevard of the
Allies, turn right onto Craft Avenue
Turn left onto Fifth Avenue
Turn left onto Ross Street
Turn right onto First Avenue
Turn left onto Grant Street
From Grant Street, take the
ramp to West I-376 toward the Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport
End detour
Fifth
Avenue to Northbound Boulevard of the Allies
Turn left onto Fifth Avenue
Turn left onto Ross Street
Turn right onto First Avenue
Turn left onto Grant Street
Crews
will conduct concrete expansion dam replacement, concrete patching and repairs,
and miscellaneous construction activities.
Additionally,
northbound Route 885 and the above listed ramps will close to traffic from 8
p.m. Thursday night, April 11 to 6 a.m. Friday morning, April 12. Crews will
conduct preparatory work for the upcoming weekend closure.
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 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
# #
#