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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing an overnight closure of the Stowe Tunnel (Route 3092/Tunnel Way/7th Street) in Stowe Township, Allegheny County, will occur Tuesday night, May 3.

The Stowe Tunnel will close to traffic from 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night to 5 a.m. Wednesday morning. Crews will conduct electrical work. Motorists will be detoured.

Posted Detour

North of the Tunnel

• Take Route 51 north to Neville Avenue (Route 3095)

• Turn left onto Neville Avenue and follow to McCoy Road

• Bear right onto McCoy Road and follow to Pine Hollow Road

• Turn left onto Pine Hollow Road and follow to Broadway Avenue (Route 3092)

• Turn left onto Broadway Avenue and follow back to 7th Street

• End detour

South of the Tunnel

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways 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.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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