PennDOT is warning drivers that the outbound Fort Pitt Bridge and Tunnel will be closed overnight Saturday and Sunday this weekend and nightly Liberty Tunnel closings start Sunday.
The Fort Pitt work originally scheduled for Friday night was postponed.
Crews will conduct the removal of pavement markings and installation of new markings on the outbound (westbound) lower deck of the I-376 Fort Pitt Bridge from 9 p.m. to 10 a.m. each night. The ramp from the Fort Pitt Bridge to Route 837 (West Carson Street) will close.
Detours from the Parkway East and Liberty Avenue, Downtown, will take motorists to the Fort Duquesne Bridge and the West End Bridge.
The detour from the Parkway North will use the West End Bridge.
PennDOT also said weather may require work from 9 p.m. Sunday evening to 5 a.m. Monday morning with a closure of the Fort Pitt Tunnel, Fort Pitt Bridge, and the associated ramp. Information will be provided in advance of a closure Sunday evening.
PennDOT has created an email distribution list for I-376 Parkway East traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov with “Subscribe – Parkway East” in the subject line.
PennDOT also said overnight Liberty Tunnel closures will occur from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for tunnel inspection and survey work according to the following schedule:
Sunday night through Tuesday night — Inbound (northbound)
Wednesday night — Outbound (southbound) – Work will begin one hour after the end of the Pirate game
Thursday – Outbound (southbound)
Friday and Saturday nights, April 28-29 – No work
Sunday night, April 30 - Outbound (southbound)
Monday night, May 1 – Outbound (southbound)
Tuesday night, May 2 – Inbound (northbound)
The outbound detour uses McArdle Roadway to Route 51 to West Liberty Avenue.
The inbound detour uses the Parkway West to the Fort Pitt Tunnel.
Additional overnight closures are anticipated but have not been scheduled yet, PennDOT said.
First Published: April 21, 2023, 2:46 p.m.
Updated: April 21, 2023, 8:18 p.m.
