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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing bridge inspection activities in various locations in the City of Pittsburgh and Edgewood and Wilkinsburg boroughs, Allegheny County, will occur Monday and Tuesday, August 9-10 weather permitting.

Bridge inspection work will occur according the following schedule:

• Monday night, August 9 – A single-lane restriction will occur on I-376 (Parkway East) in both directions for inspection activities on the overhead bridge and ramps at the Squirrel Hill/Homestead (Exit 74) interchange. Work will occur from 9 p.m. Monday night through 2 a.m. Tuesday morning.

• Tuesday night, August 10 – A single-lane restriction will occur on I-376 (Parkway East) in both directions for inspection activities on the overhead bridge that carries traffic from Route 30 to eastbound I-376. Work will occur from 9 p.m. Tuesday night through 2 a.m. Wednesday morning.

PennDOT crews will conduct the routine inspection activities.

Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns. Please use caution when driving through the area.  Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

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.

MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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