Tunnel Closing, Ramps Shut Down, PennDOT Planning Busy Weekend

A warning for and residents: choose your route carefully this weekend. Several key roads, ramps, and a tunnel will be closed.

Below is a summary of the major closings and restrictions this weekend, courtesy of PennDOT:

Parkway East
Tunnel rehabilitation
The inbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East will be closed from 9 p.m. on Friday through 5 a.m. on Monday for rehabilitation work. The outbound (eastbound) tunnel will remain open. 

Bridge inspection
Work to inspect the Smithfield Street Bridge over eastbound I-376 will occur from 6 a.m. to noon Saturday. Single lane closures will occur on eastbound I-376 in the area under the Smithfield Street Bridge (near Grant Street Exit 71A).

Fort Pitt/Fort Duquesne Bridge Ramps
Resurfacing
Ramps from Fort Pitt Bridge to Fort Duquesne Boulevard and the 10^th Street Bypass and the ramp ramp from southbound Fort Duquesne Bridge to Fort Duquesne Boulevard will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday. 

I-579/Crosstown Boulevard/Veterans Bridge
Ramp improvements
The ramp from the inbound Liberty Bridge to northbound I-579 (Crosstown Boulevard) will be closed to allow crews to continue wall rehabilitation from 8 p.m. on Friday through 6 a.m. on Monday. Note: the ramp will reopen from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday to accommodate traffic attending the concert at Consol Energy Center.  

The HOV lanes on the Parkway North (I-279) will be closed this weekend for the Pittsburgh Triathlon. 

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