Pittsburgh Weekend Traffic: I-376 Delays And Detours Aplenty

PITTSBURGH, PA - PennDOT once again is warning of significant traffic tie-ups in and around the city this weekend as work continues in both directions of the Parkway East (I-376) between the Fort Pitt and Birmingham bridges.

Work on the inbound side will occur from 10 p.m. Friday until noon on Saturday as crews conduct parapet removal and other construction related activities. Westbound I-376 will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic.

The outbound side will be reduced to a single-lane Saturday beginning one hour after the end of the Pirate game fireworks continuously through 5 a.m. Monday.

Additionally, the following ramps will close to traffic:

• The ramp that carries traffic from the Fort Duquesne Bridge to eastbound I-376.

• The ramp that carries traffic from Stanwix Street, Market Street, Wood Street, and Fort Pitt Boulevard to eastbound I-376.

• The ramp that carries traffic from Grant Street to eastbound I-376.

• The eastbound I-376 off-ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A).Ramp traffic will be detoured.

Here are the recommended detours:

Fort Duquesne Bridge to Eastbound I-376:

• Traffic on southbound I-279 will continue to the Fort Pitt Bridge to westbound I-376 (Parkway West)
• Motorists will continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel.
• Take Exit 69A toward South 19 Banksville Road.
• Keep left and loop back to eastbound I-376.
• Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel.
• Stay in the right-hand lane and follow signs to eastbound I-376.
• End detour.

Stanwix Street, Market Street, Wood Street, and Fort Pitt Boulevard to eastbound I-376:

• Take Fort Pitt Boulevard to Grant Street.
• From Grant Street, turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885).
• Take the ramp to I-376 East toward Monroeville.
• End detour.

Grant Street to eastbound I-376:

• Traffic traveling southbound on Grant Street will turn right onto Third Avenue.
• Turn left onto Cherry Way.
• Turn left onto the Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885).
• Follow the Boulevard of the Allies eastbound.
• Take the ramp to I-376 East toward Monroeville.
• End detour.

Eastbound I-376 off-ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A):

• Eastbound I-376 traffic will take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) off-ramp.
• From Grant Street, turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885).
• Follow the Boulevard of the Allies eastbound.
• Take the ramp to I-376 East toward Monroeville.
• End detour.

Image via PennDOT traffic cams.

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