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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing a ramp closure on the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge in the City of McKeesport, Allegheny County will occur Friday and Saturday, October 2-3 weather permitting.

A portion of the ramp that carries traffic from Fifth Avenue in McKeesport to the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge will close to motorists from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day to allow crews to conduct girder repair work from an earlier truck strike. Ramp traffic to the bridge will be detoured

Posted Detour

• From Fifth Avenue, take the ramp to Route 837 toward East Pittsburgh/Duquesne

• Bear right (at the closed ramp) toward Bowman Avenue/East Pittsburgh

• Continue straight onto Bowman Avenue

• Bowman Avenue becomes East Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard (Route 2037)

• Turn right onto Navy-Marine Corps Way (Route 2068)

• Turn right onto Route 30 (Lincoln Highway)

• Turn right onto Route 148 (Fifth Avenue)

• Take the ramp to Route 837 toward Duquesne

• End detour

Crews from Michael Facchiano Contracting will conduct the work.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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