Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that the “Bathtub" area of westbound I-376 (Parkway East) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, has closed to traffic due to expected flooding this morning, Wednesday, April 3. 

The “Bathtub" area of westbound I-376 (Parkway East) is closed to traffic due to expected flooding until further notice. All traffic approaching this section of I-376, located between Grant Street and the Fort Pitt Bridge, will be detoured.

Posted Detour

• From westbound I-376, traffic will take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) off-ramp
• Turn left onto Fort Pitt Boulevard
• Bear left onto the westbound I-376 ramp toward Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport
• End detour
  
  In addition to westbound I-376, the following ramps will close to traffic:

• Ramp from Grant Street to westbound I-376
• Ramp from Fifth Avenue/Boulevard of the Allies to west near Oakland
• Access from Point State Park to eastbound I-376
• Ramp from Stanwix Street to eastbound I-376
• Ramp from Market Street to eastbound I-376
• Ramp from Wood Street to eastbound I-376

 Additionally, the ramp carrying traffic from the Fort Duquesne Bridge on southbound I-279 to eastbound I-376, commonly referred to as the “Interstate Connector", is also closed until further notice. Traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detour

• Take southbound I-279 to the Fort Pitt Bridge/westbound I-376
• Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel

• Take the Banksville Road/Route 19 (Exit 69A) exit
• Keep left and loop back to eastbound I-376, following signs for Uniontown/Route51

• Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
• Stay in the right-hand lane and follow signs to eastbound I-376/Monroeville
• End detour
  
  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.
  
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  Contact: Yasmeen Manyisha, ymanyisha@pa.gov ​ 
  
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