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Inbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel Lane Restriction

PennDOT District 11is announcing a lane restriction in the inbound (westbound) Squirrel Hill Tunnel (I-376 Parkway East) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Monday and Tuesday nights, April 14-15 weather permitting.

A single-lane restriction will occur in the inbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. PennDOT crews will conduct flushing operations.

Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies Overnight Lane Closures Resume

PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight lane closures on the Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) and associated ramps in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will resume Tuesday night, April 8 weather permitting.

Overnight lane closures of the Boulevard of the Allies in the southbound (outbound) direction at the Birmingham Bridge and the ramp to Forbes Avenue from southbound Boulevard of the Allies will occur weeknights from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. as needed through early May. Crews will conduct drainage upgrades and downspout installation work.

Crews will coordinate work with events scheduled at PPG Paints Arena.

Route 130 Brown Avenue Traffic Restriction Underway in Allegheny County

PennDOT District 11 is announcing a single-lane restriction is underway on Brown Avenue (Route 130) in Turtle Creek Borough and Wilkins Township, Allegheny County.

Due to a landslide, Brown Avenue has been restricted to a single lane of traffic between Washington Street in Wilkins Township and Mortimer Avenue in Turtle Creek Borough. Temporary traffic signals have been implemented to control traffic and barrier has been installed.

Southbound I-579 Ramp to Southbound Boulevard of the Allies

PennDOT District 11 is reminding motorists an overnight closure of the southbound I-579 ramp to southbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur tonight, Monday night, April 7 and Wednesday night, April 9 weather permitting.

Overnight closures of the ramp carrying traffic from southbound I-579 to southbound (outbound) Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) will occur from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. Crews will conduct deck patching work on the ramp. Traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detours

Southbound I-579 to southbound Boulevard of the Allies

• From southbound I-579, take the ramp to 7th Avenue/6th Avenue
• Take the ramp toward PPG Arena/6th Avenue
• Continue onto 6th Avenue
• Turn left onto Grant Street
• Turn left onto Forbes Avenue
• Turn right onto Craft Avenue
• Follow Craft Avenue to the Boulevard of the Allies
• End detour

Bigelow Boulevard to southbound Boulevard of the Allies

• From southbound Bigelow Boulevard, take the ramp to PPG Arena/6th Avenue
• Continue onto 6th Avenue
• Turn left onto Grant Street
• Turn left onto Forbes Avenue
• Turn right onto Craft Avenue
• Follow Craft Avenue to the Boulevard of the Allies
• End detour

Southbound I-579 to eastbound I-376 (Parkway East)

• From southbound I-579, continue straight toward Route 19/51 Liberty Bridge
• Continue through the Liberty Tunnel
• Turn right onto North Truck 19/North 51 toward the West End
• Take the left-hand West 376/South 19 ramp toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport
• Bear left toward South 19 Banksville Road and South Truck 19/51 Uniontown
• Bear left toward East 376/South 51 toward Uniontown
• Merge onto eastbound I-376 (Parkway West)
• Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
• Take the ramp to East 376 toward Monroeville
• End detour

Route 130 Allegheny River Boulevard Maintenance Activities

PennDOT District 11 is announcing maintenance work is underway on Allegheny River Boulevard (Route 130) in the Municipality of Penn Hills and the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.

Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on Allegheny River Boulevard between Washington Boulevard (Route 8) and Sandy Creek Road (Route 130) weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through the end of April. PennDOT crews will conduct maintenance work including side dozing, shoulder cleanup, drainage ditching, and other miscellaneous work in advance of seal coating operations that will occur later this spring.

I-376 Parkway East Crossover Begins this Weekend in Monroeville

PennDOT District 11 is announcing a traffic crossover on I-376 (Parkway East) in the Municipality of Monroeville, Allegheny County will begin Saturday, March 22 weather permitting.

Eastbound (outbound) traffic on I-376 is expected to be crossed over into the westbound (inbound) lanes on Saturday to allow crews to begin the demolition and replacement of the bridge that carries the Parkway East over Old William Penn Highway. Preparatory work will begin at 9 p.m. Friday night beginning with eastbound I-376 being reduced to a single-lane of traffic between the Penn Hills (Exit 81) and the Monroeville/Route 48 (Exit 84A) interchanges.  Crews will conduct barrier installation and line striping operations in advance of the crossover.

Once the prep work is complete, two lanes of eastbound I-376 will be crossed over into the westbound lanes. The new configuration will include two 11-foot lanes of traffic in both directions maintained in the westbound lanes. The crossover is anticipated to remain in place through mid-July. Once completed, westbound I-376 will be crossed over into the eastbound lanes to allow work on the westbound structure.

Route 2058 Leechburg Road Slide Repair Work Begins Monday in Penn Hills

PennDOT District 11 is announcing slide remediation work on Leechburg Road (Route 2058) in the Municipality of Penn Hills, Allegheny County will begin Monday, March 17 weather permitting.

Slide repair work requiring the closure of a portion of Leechburg Road between Courtney Avenue and Sutton Drive will begin at approximately 9 a.m. Monday morning. An around-the-clock closure will remain in place through mid-April as crews conduct slide repair work, drainage improvements, and shoulder and roadway reconstruction. Traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detours

East of the Closure

• From Leechburg Road turn left onto Milltown Road (Route 2058)
• Turn left onto Hulton Road (Route 2074)
• Continue on Hulton Road (becomes Route 2078)
• Turn left onto Saltsburg Road
• Follow Saltsburg Road back to Leechburg Road
• End detour

West of the Closure

• Same detour in the opposite direction

Crews from A. Liberoni Inc. will conduct the work.

Route 791 Rodi Road Improvements Underway in Churchill

PennDOT District 11 is announcing improvement work is underway on Rodi Road (Route 791) in Churchill Borough, Allegheny County.

Single-lane and shoulder restrictions will occur on Rodi Road between Business 22 and Maple Lane weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through mid-November.  Crews will conduct shoulder reconstruction, concrete curb and median replacement, and roadway rehabilitation work.