Over height truck hits Fort Pitt Tunnel, inbound lanes reopen after an almost hour-long closure

(File Photo of the Fort Pitt Tunnel)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Fort Pitt Tunnel has now fully reopened after nearly an hour of being closed due to an over-height truck hitting the top of the tunnel this morning. PennDOT told KDKA-TV that an over-height truck was traveling through the tunnel, but it ended up hitting something on the top of the tunnel right before exiting. That hit only caused minor damage. The tunnel was quickly inspected before it reopened. It is not known at this time if there were any injuries as a result of this incident. Both sides of the tunnel were closed for a brief period of time. The outbound lanes opened as of about 7:30 a.m. and the inbound lanes have also reopened.