(File Photo of Road Work Ahead Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that tonight through Friday, weather permitting, there will be work on the southbound Route 65 ramp to the southbound Fort Duquesne Bridge (I-279) in the City of Pittsburgh. From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly tonoight through Friday, 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. Traffic will get detoured, and according to a release from PennDOT District 11, here are the detour routes for 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

During the nights of any events at the North Shore stadiums and PPG Paints Arena, overnight closures are not permitted. However, two hours after any event at those locations, single-lane may restrictions may occur.