Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the long-term closure of the ramp from northbound Route 885
(Boulevard of the Allies) to westbound I-376 (Parkway East) in the City of
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, September 11 weather
permitting.
Beginning at 5 a.m.
Monday the ramp that carries traffic from northbound (inbound) Boulevard of the
Allies to westbound (inbound) Parkway East will close to traffic
around-the-clock through 5 a.m. Monday, September 25. Crews will conduct bridge
painting operations. Ramp traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detour
Northbound Route 885
Boulevard of the Allies to Westbound I-376 Parkway East
Continue northbound (inbound)
on the Boulevard of the Allies past the closed ramp
Take the ramp to North 579 to
279 toward the Veterans Bridge
Take the ramp to Convention
Center/7th
Avenue
Turn left onto Grant Street
From Grant Street, take the
ramp to West I-376 toward the Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport
End detour
Alternate Detour
From the Boulevard of the
Allies, turn right onto Craft Avenue
Turn left onto Fifth Avenue
Turn left onto Ross Street
Turn right onto First Avenue
Turn left onto Grant Street
From Grant Street, take the
ramp to West I-376 toward the Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport
End detour
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.
Swank Construction
Company is the prime contractor.
To help keep motorists
informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for
Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies traffic advisories and construction updates.
Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov.
Please write “Subscribe – Boulevard of the Allies” in the subject line.
Motorists can check
conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter
conditions on 2,900 miles, 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 twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA
website.
Contact: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011
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