Community Corner

Outbound Parkway East Single Lane Nightly Through Mid-August in Monroeville

Business Route 22 lane closures and stoppages continue.

PennDOT District 11 is announcing traffic on the outbound (eastbound) Parkway East (I-376) in the area of the Pennsylvania Turnpike/Plum (Exit 84-85) off-ramps in the Municipality of Monroeville will be reduced to a single lane nightly beginning Tuesday night to Aug. 13.

Crews will continue work on the bridge that carries the outbound Parkway East over Business Route 22 (Route 2048). Outbound single lane traffic will occur according to the following schedule:

Monday through Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.; Friday nights from 8 p.m. to 9 a.m.; Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m.; and Sunday nights from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

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Lane closures and traffic stoppages on Business Route 22 in the area under the outbound Parkway East also will continue through Aug. 13. Restrictions will occur from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night. Westbound traffic on Business Route 22 will be reduced to a single lane alternating use; brief, intermittent traffic stoppages of five minutes or less will occur on eastbound Business Route 22. 

Motorists are advised to use caution, allow extra time, and be prepared for changing traffic patterns. Please slow down and be safe in the work zone. 

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The $19 million Parkway East (I-376) project, which started in 2010, includes milling and resurfacing the outbound lanes and interchange ramps, drainage, guide rail and end treatments, shoulders, bridge preservation work, acceleration and deceleration ramp lengthening, signing and pavement markings, highway lighting and other improvements on 4.48 miles of I-376 (Penn Lincoln Highway) in Churchill Borough, Wilkins Township, and the municipalities of Penn Hills and Monroeville. The prime contractor for the project is Swank Associated Companies, Inc. of New Kensington. Work will be completed in late 2011. Visit penndot11.com for more info on the project.

Motorists can receive construction updates and traffic advisories from PennDOT for the Parkway East by sending their email address to jstruzzi@state.pa.us. Please type “Subscribe-Parkway East” in the subject line.

Log on to 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions and cameras on major roadways before traveling. 


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