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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of the northbound Boulevard of Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will Tuesday through Thursday nights, September 3-5 weather permitting.

The northbound (inbound) lanes of the Boulevard of the Allies will close to traffic between McDevett Place and Jumonville Street from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night. Traffic will be detoured.

​Additionally, the following ramp closures will occur from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. this week: 

• Westbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway East) ramp to I-579 Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Bridge (Exit 72B) - Tuesday through Thursday nights

• Eastbound (outbound) I-376 (Parkway East) ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A) – Wednesday and Thursday nights

• Southbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) to eastbound (outbound) I-376 (Parkway East) – Wednesday and Thursday nights

Crews will conduct drainage and concrete repairs, painting operations, and concrete joint repair work.

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

• Continue on Fifth Avenue past the closed ramp

• Turn left onto Fifth Avenue

• Turn left onto Ross Street

• Turn right onto First Avenue

• Turn left onto Grant Street

• End detour

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

• To continue to the Liberty Bridge, turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies

• Turn right onto the ramp to the Liberty Bridge

• 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

I-376 Eastbound to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A)

• 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

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

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

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