Road Restrictions on the Parkway East, Route 28 to Occur Next Week

PennDOT District 11 is announcing traffic restrictions on the Parkway East, Squirrel Hill Tunnel and Route 28 next week. Motorists are advised to use caution.

Here are the restrictions:

Parkway East

Outbound Parkway East (I-376) in the area of the Pennsylvania Turnpike/Plum (Exit 84-85) off-ramps in Monroeville will be reduced to single lane nightly through Aug. 31.

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

Monday to Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.; Fridays from 8 p.m. to 9 a.m.; Saturdays from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m.; and Sundays from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Lane closures and traffic stoppages on Business Route 22 in the area under the outbound Parkway East also will continue through August. 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.

Squirrel Hill and Fort Pitt Tunnel

Cleaning operations in the Squirrel Hill (I-376 Parkway East) and the Fort Pitt (I-376 Parkway West) tunnels will occur Aug. 14 to 18.

Single lane closures will occur from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. according to the following schedule:

Sunday night, Aug. 14, at the Squirrel Hill Tunnel inbound; Wednesday and Thursday nights, Aug. 17 and 18, at the Fort Pitt Tunnel outbound.

Northbound Route 28

Delays and brief traffic stoppages might occur on northbound (outbound) Route 28 from Aug. 15 to 19.
 
Crews will be delivering, preparing and installing 21 precast 87-foot long I-beams needed to create two ramps at the new interchange of Route 28 and the 31st Street Bridge. Work will occur from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Restrictions will be coordinated to minimize impacts on traffic when possible. No restrictions are expected on Wednesday, Aug. 17.

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