Structure to close to all vehicular traffic from March 14-April 7
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing the full closure of the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge, which carries Route 2114 over the Monongahela River, in the cities of McKeesport and Duquesne, Allegheny County will begin Saturday morning, March 14 weather permitting.
Beginning at approximately 10:00 AM Saturday, the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge will close to traffic around-the-clock through Tuesday afternoon, April 7. Crews from Mosites Construction will conduct barrier removal work, concrete shoulder placement, and bridge containment installation work during the closure to prepare for the first phase of construction. The sidewalks on the bridge will remain open during the closure. Once the bridge reopens, a long-term traffic shift with a single lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained on the structure.
Traffic will be detoured during the closure.
Posted Detours
From North of the Bridge
- Take Route 837 (South Duquesne Boulevard) northbound
- South Duquesne Boulevard becomes Kennywood Boulevard
- Kennywood Boulevard becomes River Road
- From the left lane, take the ramp to 376 toward Rankin Bridge/Swissvale
- Turn right at the light and cross the Rankin Bridge
- Take the Rankin/Braddock ramp
- Turn left onto Braddock Avenue
- Turn right onto East Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard
- East Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard becomes Bowman Avenue
- Follow Bowman Avenue to the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge
- End detour
From South of the Bridge
- Take Route 148 (Fifth Avenue) northbound
- Turn left onto US 30 (Lincoln Highway)
- Turn left onto Navy-Marine Corp Way
- Turn right onto East Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard
- Turn left on to Braddock Avenue
- Braddock Avenue becomes Kenmawr Avenue
- Turn right onto the ramp to the Rankin Bridge
- Cross the Rankin Bridge to Route 837
- Turn left onto Route 837 (River Road)
- River Road becomes Kennywood Boulevard
- Kennywood Boulevard becomes South Duquesne Boulevard
- Follow South Duquesne Boulevard back to the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge
- End detour
Work on this $50.77 million bridge preservation project includes the following:
- Full structure painting
- Concrete repairs to barriers, sidewalks, and substructure units
- Bearing replacement and maintenance
- Steel member repairs
- Replacement of deck joints, approach slabs, impact attenuators, sign structures, and protective fencing
- Curb ramp installation
- Drainage repairs
- Sidewalk, barrier, and gutterline cleaning and sealing
- Application of an epoxy resin protective coating on concrete substructure units
- Replacement of existing luminaires with LED luminaires mounted to existing mast arms, and replacement of navigation lights and placards
- Latex modified concrete deck overlay
- Installation of wayfinding signs for the Three Rivers Water Trail
- Replacement of DLC conduit and service vault cages under the eastern bridge sidewalk
- Other miscellaneous construction activities
Please use caution if traveling through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.
To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge” in the subject line.
Drivers can check conditions on major roadways 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 1,200 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.
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