Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies Nightly Closures this Week in Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of the Boulevard of Allies (Route 885) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Monday through Thursday nights, October 14-17 weather permitting.

​Overnight closures of the Boulevard of the Allies and associated ramps will occur Monday through Thursday nights, October 14-17 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night according to the following schedule:

• Monday night, October 14 - Northbound Boulevard of the Allies will close to traffic between McDevett Place and Jumonville Street. The ramp from Route 885 to westbound (inbound) I-376 will close to traffic. Traffic will be detoured. The ramp from inbound (westbound) I-376 to the Boulevard of the Allies will remain open. Crews will conduct barrier modification, downspout installation, barrier sealing, line striping, and painting containment removal.

• Tuesday night, October 15 - Southbound Boulevard of the Allies will close to traffic between the Liberty Bridge and McDevett Place. Crews will conduct barrier sealing and line striping.

• Wednesday and Thursday nights, October 16-17 - Northbound Boulevard of the Allies will close to traffic between McDevett Place and Jumonville Street. The ramp from inbound (westbound) I-376 to the Boulevard of the Allies and the ramp from Route 885 to westbound (inbound) I-376 will close to traffic. Traffic will be detoured. Crews will conduct barrier modification, barrier sealing, and guide rail installation.

Posted Detours

Northbound Boulevard of the Allies to I-579

• From the Boulevard of the Allies, turn right onto Craft Avenue

• Turn left onto Fifth Avenue

• Turn right onto Grant Street

• Turn right onto Seventh Avenue

• Take the ramp to North 579/East 380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard

• Bear left toward North 579/East 380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard

• Stay left and take the ramp toward North 579 Veterans Bridge

• End detour

Northbound Boulevard of the Allies to the Liberty Bridge

• From the Boulevard of the Allies, turn right onto Craft Avenue

• Turn left onto Fifth Avenue

• Turn left onto Diamond Street

• Turn left onto Sixth Avenue

• Continue straight onto the Crosstown Boulevard

• Follow the Crosstown Boulevard to the Liberty Bridge

• End detour

Northbound Boulevard of the Allies ramp to westbound I-376

• From the Boulevard of the Allies, turn right onto Craft Avenue

• Turn left onto Fifth Avenue

• Turn left onto Ross Street

• Turn right onto First Avenue

• Turn left onto Grant Street

• From Grant Street, take the ramp to West I-376 toward the Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport

• End detour

Fifth Avenue to Northbound Boulevard of the Allies

• Continue on Fifth Avenue past the closed ramp

• Turn left onto Fifth Avenue

• Turn left onto Ross Street

• Turn right onto First Avenue

• Turn left onto Grant Street

• • End detour

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

I-376 Westbound to the Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Bridge

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

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

• Follow Grant Street to the Boulevard of the Allies

• To continue to the Liberty Bridge, turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies

• Turn right onto the ramp to the Liberty Bridge

• End detour

I-376 Westbound to Northbound I-579

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

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

• From Grant Street, turn right onto Seventh Avenue

• Take the ramp to North 579/East 380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard

• Take the left-hand ramp to North 579/East 380 toward Veterans Bridge/Bigelow Boulevard

• Take the ramp to North 579 toward the Veterans Bridge

• 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.

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