The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing the reopening of the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge, which carries Route 2114 over the Monongahela River, in the cities of McKeesport and Duquesne, Allegheny County will occur today, Tuesday, April 7 weather permitting.
At approximately 5:00 PM today, the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge will reopen to vehicular traffic. The structure closed on Saturday, March 14 to allow crews from Mosites Construction to conduct barrier removal work, concrete shoulder placement, and bridge containment installation work. The bridge will reopen to a single lane of traffic in both directions shifted to the downstream side of the structure.
The sidewalk on the bridge is expected to close at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, April 8. The sidewalk will remain closed throughout the next phase of the bridge project. Pittsburgh Regional Transit has bus routes available to assist with the sidewalk closure.
Additionally, the ramp carrying traffic from northbound Route 837 to the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge will remain closed for the duration of the project to allow space for materials, equipment, and work areas.
Posted Detour
Northbound Route 837 ramp to the McKeesport-Duquesne 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
The ramp from the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge to southbound Route 837 will close to traffic from 5:00 PM Tuesday, April 7 continuously through mid-July to allow demolition and reconstruction of a span of the structure. Traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detour
McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge to southbound Route 837
- Cross the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge
- Bear right toward the ramp to southbound Route 837 toward Dravosburg/Clairton
- Continue past the closed ramp to southbound Route 837
- At the traffic light, turn left onto Center Street
- Turn left onto South Duquesne Boulevard (Route 837)
- At the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge, bear right to continue onto southbound Route 837
- 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.
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