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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that tonight and tomorrow night, weather permitting, the overnight closures of the I-279 (Parkway North) ramp to the Fort Duquesne Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh will occur. From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on both of those nights, the ramp that carries southbound I-279 to the Fort Duquesne Bridge will close as crews conduct bridge deck and barrier repairs there. Ramp traffic will be detoured, and according to a release from PennDOT District 11, here are the detour routes for this work:

Posted Detour

I-279 (Parkway North) to the Fort Duquesne Bridge

·       From southbound I-279, take the ramp to North 65 toward Ohio River Boulevard

·       From northbound Route 65, take the ramp to South 19/51 toward the West End Bridge

·       Turn left onto the West End Bridge

·       Cross the West End Bridge

·       Continue straight onto southbound Route 19/51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)

·       Take the ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Pittsburgh International Airport

·       Bear left toward South Truck 19/51 Uniontown

·       Stay left to East 376/South 51

·       Merge onto eastbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway West)

·       Continue through the Fort Pitt Tunnel

·       End detour