Friday, November 9, 2012
Click on our interactive map to see where PennDOT road projects will slow your ride.
Update from PennDOT: Work on the ramp connecting the Liberty Bridge (Route 3069) to northbound I-579 (Crosstown Boulevard) has been canceled this weekend. The ramp will remain open. PennDOT is working hard to finish up several key projects as the road construction season winds down. There are seven areas where it will be slow going this weekend. At the top of the list is the McKees Rocks Bridge, which will be closed from Friday night through Saturday evening. Click on our interactive map which shows which areas to avoid.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Click on our interactive map to see where PennDOT road projects will slow your ride.
PennDOT is working hard to finish up several key projects as the road construction season winds down. There are five areas where it will be slow going this weekend. At the top of the list is the inbound Squirrel Hill tunnels which will be closed Friday night through Monday morning. Intermittent, short-term single-lane and shoulder closures also will occur in several locations on I-79 and I-376 (Parkways East and West) from 6 a.m. to noon Saturday, weather permitting, according to PennDOT District 11. The I-79 road work will occur in both directions between the Bridgeville (Exit 54) and Parkway West/Pittsburgh (Exit 59) interchanges, and the Parkway North (I-279 Exit 72) and Cranberry (Exit 76) Click here to take you to our interactive map…
Saturday, October 13, 2012
In addition to several roads and ramps, the inbound Squirrel Hill tunnel will be closed all weekend long.
PennDOT is working hard to finish up several key construction projects before the weather turns nasty. There are 10 different projects going on this weekend, including a few which will continue for weeks to come. The one with the biggest impact is the closing of the inbound Squirrel Hill Tunnels. We've got a map to show you which areas to avoid, along with links to more information about the individual projects. Good luck!
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Just click the blue dot on the map to see which areas you may want to avoid.
Summer is over, but the PennDOT paving season is far from finished. Crews will be busy again this weekend on several key highways in our area. We've provided you with a simple map to see where the construction crews will be busiest. Just click on the Weekend Construction Work link at the bottom of the map to see which areas you might want to avoid. Like Cranberry Patch on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Don't forget to sign up for our daily email newsletter by clicking here.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
The construction project will re-route thousands of commuters for the next several months.
Weather permitting, PennDOT crews late Thursday will shut down the Fancourt bridge which carries the ramps from Fort Duquesne Boulevard to I-376 over the 10th Street Bypass until mid-to-late December. About 7,461 vehicles use the Fancourt Bridge on an average day, a PennDOT statement said. Crews will be reconstructing the Fancourt Bridge, including removing and replacing the superstructure, bridge deck, beams, bearings and approach slabs. Work also includes repairing sections of the retaining walls adjacent to the bridge along the 10th Street Bypass. In addition, the ramps from the inbound Parkway East and Fort Pitt Bridge and the inbound Parkway North and Ft. Duquesne Bridge will be closed. Detour signs will be posted. The work is …
Friday, August 10, 2012
See where PennDOT crews will be the busiest.
Cranberry area drivers heading south, east, or west should have few detours from PennDOT this weekend. However, the same cannot be said for the return trip home. Here's this week's orange cone alert: Parkway East (I-376) 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. to 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights for tunnel rehabilitation work. Grant Street Tunnel improvements Inbound Parkway East will be closed between Grant Street (Exit 71A) and the Fort Pitt Bridge/I-279 ramps from 9 p.m. on Friday through approximately noon Saturday. Crews will be performing repairs in the tunnel that carries Grant Street over I-376. The ramp from Grant Street …
Friday, August 3, 2012
Drivers will face detours on Fort Pitt, Fort Duquesne, and Veterans bridges.
Cranberry area drivers, if you are heading south, east, or west, the following construction projects may impact your plans this weekend. Parkway East Tunnel rehabilitation The inbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday for rehabilitation work. The outbound (eastbound) tunnel will remain open. Fort Pitt/Fort Duquesne Bridge Ramps Surface treatment The ramp that connects the inbound Fort Pitt Bridge to the outbound Fort Duquesne Bridge/North Shore will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday through about 5 a.m. Monday for improvements. The ramp from westbound Parkway East to the Fort Duquesne Bridge/North Shore will remain open. The ramps from Fort Pitt Bridge to Fort Duquesne Boulevard …
Friday, July 13, 2012
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. 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 …
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Work will restrict traffic for residents heading downtown or points east, west, or south.
If you are out and about this weekend, you’ll want to know where PennDOT crews will be working. Work will restrict traffic for Cranberry area residents heading downtown, or using the Parkway East, West, Interstate 79 or Route 28. Parkway East Squirrel Hill Tunnel Rehabilitation Traffic in the inbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East will be restricted to a single lane until 10 a.m. Saturday for tunnel rehabilitation work. Roadway improvements Work to improve the inbound Parkway East between Grant Street and the Stanwix Street on-ramp—the area known as the “bathtub” along the Mon Wharf—will continue through approximately noon on Saturday. The “bathtub” area and the ramp from Grant Street to outbound Parkway East will be closed. …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Here are five key projects which may impact your weekend travel plans.
Getting from here to there may be challenging this weekend as crews performance maintenance and repair work on some of the area's busiest highways. I-579 Veterans Bridge Ramp improvements Traffic on the northbound I-579 Veterans Bridge approach to the Parkway North (I-279) will be reduced to a single lane from 8 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. on Monday. Crews will be replacing expansion dams. Single lane traffic will occur between the off-ramp to Route 28 and the Parkway North. Parkway North/Fort Duquesne Bridge Ramp improvements Crews will be applying an overlay on the ramp, also known as the Portal Bridge, that connects the inbound Fort Duquesne Bridge to the outbound Fort Pitt Bridge and the Parkway East. The following closures will occur from…
Art Wegweiser
11:14 am on Friday, November 2, 2012
Nice info but, don't tell me the never ending chaos on Rt 19 North to Wexford is finally finished after months and months. Too bad they can't finish one job before starting an other. more ›