PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight closures of eastbound (outbound) I-376 (Parkway East) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin Monday night, May 5 weather permitting.
Overnight closures of the outbound Parkway East will occur weeknights from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. at the Birmingham Bridge through late May. Additionally, an overnight closure will occur from Friday night, May 9 at 9 a.m. through noon on Saturday, May 10.
Crews will conduct bridge jacking, bearing replacement, and pin and hanger replacement work on the Oakland off-ramp over I-376. All outbound traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detour
- From outbound I-376, take the Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A) off-ramp
- Merge onto Forbes Avenue
- Turn right onto Craft Avenue
- Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies
- Turn right onto Bates Street (Route 885)
- Turn left onto the ramp to East 376 toward Monroeville
- End detour
Alternate Detour
- From outbound I-376, take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) left-hand off-ramp
- From Grant Street, turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885)
- Take the ramp to East 376 toward Monroeville
- End detour
Oversize and permitted loads will not be permitted on the Forbes Avenue/Oakland ramp.
Closures will not occur when the Pirates play evening home games.
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.
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