10/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/17/2024 14:21
10/17/2024
Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of the Boulevard of Allies (Route 885) in the southbound direction in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Saturday, October 19 weather permitting.
The southbound (outbound) lanes of the Boulevard of the Allies will close to traffic between the Liberty Bridge and McDevitt Place from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Crews will conduct overhead sign structure painting operations.
All southbound lanes of the Boulevard of the Allies will be closed and detoured.
Posted Detours - Cars
I-579 Crosstown Boulevard Ramp to the Boulevard of the Allies
From southbound I-579, take the ramp to 7th Avenue/6th Avenue
Stay left to the ramp to PPG Arena/6th Avenue
Continue straight toward 6th Avenue
Cross 6th Avenue and continue straight onto Ross Street
Turn left onto Forbes Avenue
Follow Forbes Avenue into Oakland
Turn right onto Craft Avenue
Follow Craft Avenue to Boulevard of the Allies
End detour
From Bedford Avenue to the Boulevard of the Allies
Turn onto Crawford Street
Turn right onto Centre Avenue
Turn right onto 6th Avenue
Turn left onto Ross Street
Turn left onto Forbes Avenue
Follow Forbes Avenue into Oakland
Turn right onto Craft Avenue
Follow Craft Avenue to Boulevard of the Allies
End detour
From Bigelow Boulevard to the Boulevard of the Allies
From Bigelow Boulevard, stay right to the ramp to PPG Arena/6th Avenue
Continue straight toward 6th Avenue
Cross 6th Avenue and continue straight onto Ross Street
Turn left onto Forbes Avenue
Follow Forbes Avenue into Oakland
Turn right onto Craft Avenue
Follow Craft Avenue to Boulevard of the Allies
End detour
For motorists continuing to I-376 (Parkway East) from Southbound I-579, Bedford Avenue, or Bigelow Boulevard
Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies
Turn right onto Bates Street
Turn left onto the ramp to East 376 toward Monroeville
End detour
From Liberty Bridge to the Boulevard of the Allies
From the Liberty Bridge, take the ramp toward Oakland/Monroeville /Boulevard of the Allies to 376 East
Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies
Continue on the Boulevard of the Allies to Wood Street
Turn left onto Wood Street
Continue straight and follow sign for 376 East toward Monroeville/Grant Street
Take the right-hand ramp to I-376
From eastbound I-376, take the ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A)
Turn right onto Craft Avenue
Follow Craft Avenue to Boulevard of the Allies
End detour
Posted Detour - Trucks
All trucks should use the Fort Duquesne Bridge to eastbound I-376 (Parkway East). However, the following detour can be used if detour signs are missed.
I-579 Crosstown Boulevard Ramp to the Boulevard of the Allies
From southbound I-579, take the ramp to 7th Avenue/6th Avenue
Stay left to the ramp to PPG Arena/6th Avenue
Continue straight toward 6th Avenue
Turn right onto 6th Avenue
Turn left onto Wood Street
Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies
Turn right onto the ramp to 376 East toward Monroeville
End detour
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 [email protected]. Please write "Subscribe - Boulevard of the Allies" in the subject line.
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 X alerts.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.
Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.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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