Southbound I 579 Ramp to Boulevard of the Allies Improvements August 8 12 in Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT District 11 is announcing improvement work on the ramp that carries traffic from southbound I-579 to the outbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur Thursday night, August 8 through Monday morning, August 12 weather permitting.

Crews from Swank Construction will conduct deck repair work on the ramp from southbound I-579 to the southbound Boulevard of the Allies. To allow the work to occur, the ramp will close to traffic from 8 p.m. Thursday night continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detour

Southbound I-579 to southbound Boulevard of the Allies

• From southbound I-579, take the ramp to 7th Avenue/6th Avenue

• Take the ramp toward PPG Arena/6th Avenue

• Continue onto 6th Avenue

• Turn left onto Grant Street

• Turn left onto Forbes Avenue

• Turn right onto Craft Avenue

• Follow Craft to the Boulevard of the Allies

• End detour

Bigelow Boulevard to southbound Boulevard of the Allies

• From southbound Bigelow Boulevard, take the ramp to PPG Arena/6th Avenue

• Continue onto 6th Avenue

• Turn left onto Grant Street

• Turn left onto Forbes Avenue

• Turn right onto Craft Avenue

• Follow Craft to the Boulevard of the Allies

• End detour

Crews will conduct preparatory work requiring a full closure on the ramp from southbound I-579 to southbound Boulevard of the Allies from 9 p.m. Wednesday night to 6 a.m. Thursday morning.

Additionally, an around-the-clock lane closure on westbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway East) will occur under the Birmingham Bridge from 9 p.m. Friday night continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning for painting operations.

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Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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