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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegheny County, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that from Monday, October 6th through Friday, October 10th, weather permitting, overnight closures of the southbound Route 65 ramp to the southbound Fort Duquesne Bridge (I-279) in the City of Pittsburgh will occur. From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on each weeknight next week, bridge deck and barrier repair work requiring the ramp that carries southbound Route 65 approach to the southbound Fort Duquesne Bridge will close to traffic nightly. The overnight closure of the Allegheny Avenue/Ridge Avenues/Reedsdale Street ramps to the Fort Duquesne Bridge will also happen. Detours will also occur because of this work and according to a release from PennDOT District 11, here are the detours and more information about this work:
Posted Detours
Southbound Route 65 to the Fort Duquesne Bridge
· From southbound Route 65, take the ramp to South 19/51 toward 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
Allegheny Avenue/Ridge Avenue to the Fort Duquesne Bridge
· Take Ridge Avenue westbound
· Ridge Avenue becomes Fulton Street
· Turn left onto Western Avenue
· Bear left toward South 19/51/North 65 West End Bridge/Ohio River Boulevard
· Continue straight 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
Reedsdale Street to the Fort Duquesne Bridge
· Follow Reedsdale Street to Allegheny Avenue
· Turn right onto Allegheny Avenue
· Turn left onto Ridge Avenue
· Ridge Avenue becomes Fulton Street
· Turn left onto Western Avenue
· Bear left toward South 19/51/North 65 West End Bridge/Ohio River Boulevard
· Continue straight 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
Additionally, single-lane restrictions will occur each day, as needed, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM through late December on the following City of Pittsburgh roadways:
· West General Robinson Street between Chuck Noll Way and Mazeroski Way
· Reedsdale Street between Art Rooney Avenue and Tony Dorsett Drive
· Tony Dorsett Drive between Reedsdale Street and North Shore Drive
· North Shore Drive between Chuck Noll Way and Mazeroski Way
- Please stay alert and drive cautiously – safety is everyone’s responsibility.
- Preservation work on this $3.95 million project includes concrete repairs to the overhangs, underside of the bridge decks, and the back of barriers at the northern end of the Fort Duquesne Bridge. Work will occur on several ramps including Route 65, I-279, and Reedsdale Street approach structures. Motorists will encounter short-term weeknight and weekend overnight single-lane restrictions and closures on the Fort Duquesne Bridge (I-279) and associated ramps. The overall project is anticipated to be completed in the spring of 2026. Allison Park Contractors is the prime contractor.