PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight ramp closures on the Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin Monday night, November 18 weather permitting.
The following ramps will close to traffic Monday through Friday nights, November 18-22 for paint containment removal work:
- Southbound (outbound) Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies ramp to eastbound (outbound) I-376 Parkway East from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night
- Westbound (inbound) I-376 Parkway East to I-579 Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Bridge (Exit 72B) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night
Additionally, single-lane restrictions will occur in both directions of I-376 (Parkway East) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night at the Birmingham Bridge.
Posted Detours
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
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
Crews will coordinate work with events scheduled at PPG Paints Arena.
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.
Motorists 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 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Xalerts.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.
Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.