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Traffic Alert: PennDOT Has a Busy Weekend Planned

Don't head out this weekend before reading Patch's orange cone alert.

A warning for all Cranberry area drivers, several major roads will be either closed, or traffic restricted this weekend, according to PennDOT.

Parkway East 
Squirrel Hill Tunnel Rehabilitation

Traffic in the inbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East will be restricted to a single lane from 9 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday for tunnel rehabilitation work.

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I-579/Crosstown Boulevard/Veterans Bridge
Ramp/bridge improvements

The southbound I-579 Veterans Bridge will be reduced to a single lane from 8 p.m. Friday through approximately 6 a.m. on Monday for expansion dam replacement and resurfacing. In addition, the ramp from the inbound (northbound) Liberty Bridge to northbound I-579 (Crosstown Boulevard) will be closed to allow crews to continue wall rehabilitation.  

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Route 28
Wall construction

Southbound (inbound) Route 28 will be reduced to a single lane from 8 p.m. on Friday through 6 p.m. on Saturday between the former Millvale Industrial Park location and the East Ohio Street exit. The right lane will be closed as crews continue wall construction.

Banksville Road
Roadway improvements

Work to improve Banksville Road between Beverly Road and the Parkway West in the City of Pittsburgh, Mt. Lebanon Township and Dormont Borough will occur from 8 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. on Monday. Traffic will be reduced to a single lane in each direction.

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