Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight closures of Bates Street (Route 885) and associated ramps in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin Monday night, July 25 weather permitting.

Overnight paving operations of Bates Street between the Boulevard of the Allies and Second Avenue will occur nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through early August. To allow this work to occur, Bates Street will close and traffic will be detoured. 

Posted Detours

Southbound Bates Street (From the Boulevard of the Allies to Second Avenue)

• Take the Boulevard of the Allies westbound (inbound)

• Take the ramp to West 376 toward Downtown/Fort Pitt Bridge

• Merge onto I-376 Parkway East

• Take the left-hand Grant Street off-ramp (Exit 71A)

• Turn right onto First Avenue

• Turn left onto B Street

• Turn right onto Second Avenue

• Follow Second Avenue to Bates Street

• End detour

 
Northbound Bates Street (From Second Avenue to the Boulevard of the Allies)

• From eastbound (outbound) Second Avenue, Turn right onto Hot Metal Street

• Turn right onto East Carson Street (Route 837)

• Turn right onto the Birmingham Bridge

• Take the ramp toward Oakland

• Turn right onto Forbes Avenue

• Turn right onto Craft Avenue

• Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies

• Follow the Boulevard of the Allies to Bates Street

• End detour

 
Additionally, the following ramps to and from Bates Street will also close nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through early August:

• Inbound (westbound) I-376 (Parkway East) ramp to Oakland (Exit 73B)

• Inbound (westbound) I-376 (Parkway East) ramp to Glenwood (Exit 73A)

• The ramp from Bates Street (Route 885) to outbound (eastbound) I-376 (Parkway East)

 
Posted Ramp Detours

Inbound (westbound) I-376 ramp to North 885/Oakland (Exit 73B)

• From inbound (westbound) I-376 (Parkway East), continue past the closed ramp

• Take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) off-ramp

• From Grant Street, turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies

• Follow the Boulevard of the Allies back to Bates Street

• End detour

 
Inbound (westbound) I-376 ramp to South 885/Glenwood (Exit 73A)

• From inbound (westbound) I-376 (Parkway East), continue past the closed ramp

• Take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) off-ramp

• Turn right onto First Avenue

• Turn left onto B Street

• Turn right onto Second Avenue

• Follow Second Avenue to Bates Street

• End detour

 
Bates Street Ramp to outbound (eastbound) I-376 from the Boulevard of the Allies

• Take the Boulevard of the Allies westbound (inbound)

• Take the ramp to West 376 toward Downtown/Fort Pitt Bridge

• Merge onto I-376 Parkway East

• Take the left-hand Grant Street off-ramp (Exit 71A)

• From Grant Street, turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies

• Take the ramp to 376 East toward Monroeville

• End detour

 
Bates Street Ramp to outbound (eastbound) I-376 from Second Avenue

• Take Second Avenue westbound (inbound)

• Turn left onto B Street

• Turn right onto First Avenue

• Turn right onto Grant Street

• Turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies

• Take the ramp to 376 East toward Monroeville

• End detour

 
Modifications, including turning lane installation on Route 885 at the intersections with Second Avenue, Hot Metal Street, Greenfield Avenue, and Hazelwood Avenue, began last year. This year's work on the $7.62 million project located in the City of Pittsburgh includes widening the I-376 bridge over Bates Street to lengthen the deceleration lane to the Glenwood off-ramp and installing traffic signals at the Oakland and Glenwood off-ramp intersections with Bates Street. I-376 restrictions will include ramp closures, a 15-day lane restriction, and several weekend lane closures. Motorists will also see closures and lane restrictions on Route 885 (Bates Street/Second Avenue). The overall project is expected to finish in September 2022.

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