Overnight closures of the Route 65, I-279, and Ridge Road southbound approach ramps will occur
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing bridge deck improvement work on Fort Duquesne Bridge (I-279) and associated ramps in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will begin Monday, August 25 weather permitting.
Bridge deck preservation work will occur on the lower deck of the Fort Duquesne Bridge beginning Monday night, August 25. To allow this work to occur, a nightly closure of bridge in the southbound direction will occur from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through late February. Traffic will be detoured. Additionally, the following ramps at the northern end of the Fort Duquesne Bridge will close to traffic:
- Southbound Route 65 approach ramp
- Southbound I-279 approach ramp
- Ridge Avenue/Reedsdale Street/Allegheny Avenue approach ramp
Posted Detours
Southbound Route 65 to the Fort Duquesne Bridge
- From southbound Route 65, take the ramp to South 19/51 toward the West End Bridge
- Cross the West End Bridge
- Continue straight onto southbound Route 19/51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
- Take the ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport
- Bear left toward South Truck 19/51 Uniontown
- Stay left to East 376/South 51
- Merge onto eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West)
- Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
- End detour
I-279 (Parkway North) to the Fort Duquesne Bridge
- From southbound I-279, take the ramp to North 65 toward Ohio River Boulevard
- From northbound Route 65, take the ramp to South 19/51 toward the West End Bridge
- Turn left onto the West End Bridge
- Cross the West End Bridge
- Continue straight onto southbound Route 19/51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
- Take the ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport
- Bear left toward South Truck 19/51 Uniontown
- Stay left to East 376/South 51
- Merge onto eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West)
- Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
- End detour
Allegheny Avenue/Ridge Avenue to the Fort Duquesne Bridge
- Take Ridge Avenue westbound
- Ridge Avenue becomes Fulton Street
- Turn left onto Western Avenue
- Bear left toward South 19/51/North 65 West End Bridge/Ohio River Boulevard
- Continue straight onto the West End Bridge
- Cross the West End Bridge
- Continue straight onto southbound Route 19/51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
- Take the ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport
- Bear left toward South Truck 19/51 Uniontown
- Stay left to East 376/South 51
- Merge onto eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West)
- Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
- End detour
Reedsdale Street to the Fort Duquesne Bridge
- Follow Reedsdale Street to Allegheny Avenue
- Turn right onto Allegheny Avenue
- Turn left onto Ridge Avenue
- Ridge Avenue becomes Fulton Street
- Turn left onto Western Avenue
- Bear left toward South 19/51/North 65 West End Bridge/Ohio River Boulevard
- Continue straight onto the West End Bridge
- Cross the West End Bridge
- Continue straight onto southbound Route 19/51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
- Take the ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport
- Bear left toward South Truck 19/51 Uniontown
- Stay left to East 376/South 51
- Merge onto eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West)
- Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
- End detour
Traffic on the upper deck (northbound) of the Fort Duquesne Bridge will not be impacted.
Overnight closures are not permitted the night of any events at the North Shore stadiums and PPG Paints Arena. However, single-lane may restrictions may occur two hours after any event.
Please stay alert and drive cautiously – safety is everyone’s responsibility.
Preservation work on this $3.95 million project includes concrete repairs to the overhangs, underside of the bridge decks, and the back of barriers at the northern end of the Fort Duquesne Bridge. Work will occur on several ramps including Route 65, I-279, and Reedsdale Street approach structures. Motorists will encounter short-term weeknight and weekend overnight single-lane restrictions and closures on the Fort Duquesne Bridge (I-279) and associated ramps. The overall project is anticipated to be completed in the spring of 2026. Allison Park Contractors is the prime contractor.
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