Fort Pitt Tunnel Lane Restrictions Start Sunday Night in Pittsburgh

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(Pittsburgh, PA ) PennDOT District 11 is announcing lane restrictions in the Fort Pitt Tunnel in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Sunday through Tuesday nights, May 8-10.

Single-lane restrictions will occur in each direction of the Fort Pitt Tunnel from 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. each night as crews conduct tunnel washing operations. Restrictions will not occur in the outbound direction after the end of the Pirate or Penguin games on Monday and Tuesday nights.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.