PennDOT District 11 is announcing inspection activities in the Liberty Tunnel (Route 3069) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will continue tonight, Monday night, April 14 weather permitting.
Overnight tunnel closures will occur from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for routine tunnel inspection work according to the following schedule:
- Monday night, April 14 – Inbound (northbound)
- Tuesday night, April 15 – Outbound (southbound)
- Wednesday night, April 16 – Outbound (southbound)
- Thursday night, April 17 – Outbound (southbound)
- Friday night, April 18 through Sunday night, April 20 – No work will occur
- Monday night, April 21 – Outbound (southbound)
- Tuesday night, April 22 – Outbound (southbound)
- Wednesday night, April 23 – Inbound (northbound)
- Thursday night, April 24 – Inbound (northbound)
- Friday night, April 25 and Saturday night, April 26 – No work will occur
- Sunday night, April 27 – Inbound (northbound)
Traffic will be detoured while the inspection work occurs. Crews from Gannett Fleming will conduct the work.
Posted Detours
Outbound (southbound)
- From the Liberty Bridge, turn right onto PJ McArdle Roadway
- Continue straight onto Merrimac Street
- Turn right onto Woodruff Street
- Follow Woodruff Street to Route 51/19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
- Turn left onto Route 51/19 and follow back to Route 19 (West Liberty Avenue)
- End detour
Alternate outbound (southbound) route
- Use the outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel or West End Circle to Route 51
Inbound (northbound)
- Take Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) northbound
- Take the left exit to I-376 West/US 19 South toward Carnegie/Airport/West End
- Take Exit 69A toward US 19 South/Banksville Road
- Keep left (towards South Truck 19/51) and loop back to I-376 eastbound toward Fort Pitt Tunnel
- Follow eastbound I-376 through Fort Pitt Tunnel and across the Fort Pitt Bridge
- For access to I-279 destinations follow I-279 signage, all other destinations take exit toward I-376 East/Monroeville
- Take the left exit 71A to Grant Street
- Turn left onto Grant Street
- End detour
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