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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that tomorrow, weather permitting, utility work on Route 885 (Bates Street) in the City of Pittsburgh will occur. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow, Single-lane restrictions alternating traffic will occur on Bates Street between the Boulevard of the Allies and Second Avenue. The Westbound I-376 off-ramp to 885 North/Oakland (Exit 73B) and the Westbound I-376 off-ramp to 885 South/Glenwood (Exit 73A) will also close to traffic. According to a release from PennDOT District 11, traffic on these ramps will be detoured, and the detour route can be found below:

Posted Detours

Westbound I-376 to Oakland (Exit 73B)

·       Continue on westbound I-376 past the closed ramp

·       Take the left-hand off-ramp to Grant Street (Exit 71A)

·       Turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies

·       Follow the Boulevard of the Allies back to Bates Street

·       End detour

Westbound I-376 to Glenwood (Exit 73A)

·       Continue on westbound I-376 past the closed ramp

·       Take the left-hand off-ramp to Grant Street (Exit 71A)

·       Turn right onto Second Avenue

·       Follow Second Avenue back to Bates Street

·       End detour

During this work, pole installation work for the Frazier Street Stairway Project will be conducted on Route 885 (Bates Street) by crews from the Duquesne Light Company.