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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing overnight closures of a portion of the outbound (southbound) Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin tonight, Tuesday night, October 11 weather permitting.

The outbound (southbound) Boulevard of the Allies (and the ramp to Forbes Avenue from the Boulevard of the Allies) will close to traffic from the Birmingham Bridge to the ramp to Forbes Avenue weeknights from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. through late December. Motorists will be detoured.

Posted Detour

• From outbound (southbound) Boulevard of the Allies, take the ramp to outbound (eastbound) I-376 (Parkway East) toward Monroeville

• Continue on outbound I-376 through the Squirrel Hill Tunnel

• Take the ramp to Edgewood/Swissvale (Exit 77)

• Bear right toward Swissvale

• Turn left onto Monongahela Avenue

• Turn left onto South Braddock Avenue

• Take the ramp toward West 376

• Follow westbound (inbound) I-376 through the Squirrel Hill Tunnel

• Take the ramp to North 885 Oakland (Exit 73B) to Bates Street

• Follow Bates Street to the Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885)

• Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies (End detour for the Boulevard of the Allies)

• Turn right onto Craft Avenue and follow to Forbes Avenue (End detour for Forbes Avenue)

The closure will not occur until two hours after the end of PPG Paints Arena events.

Preservation work on two mainline Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies bridges and several ramps at the interchange are included in this $35.41 million project. Work will include bridge deck repairs and overlays, expansion dam replacements, steel superstructure and substructure repairs, bearing replacements, full painting, concrete substructure repairs, downspout replacements, drainage repairs, signing and pavement parking upgrades and other miscellaneous construction activities. Motorists will encounter short term lane closures, night and weekend closures of the ramps and Route 885 in each direction, weekend lane restrictions, and overnight directional closures of I-376 Parkway East, long-term closures of Forbes Avenue, Brady Street, and ramps at the Birmingham Bridge. Short-term and weeknight lane closures of Second Avenue are also included throughout this multi-year project.

To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – Boulevard of the Allies” in the subject line.

Motorists are advised to use caution. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

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.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.penndot.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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