Busy Downtown Pittsburgh ramp will be closed all weekend for construction

PITTSBURGH — The southbound I-579 ramp to Boulevard of the Allies is closed for the weekend so that crews can work on improvements.

The ramp closed for about nine hours on Monday because of a large pothole. Crews will be making a permanent fix over the weekend.

The ramp, which carries traffic onto outbound Boulevard of the Allies in Pittsburgh, closed at 8 p.m. Thursday and will remain closed through 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12.

PennDOT announced the HOV lanes will be open for rush hour on Friday. The HOV +2 restriction will be lifted from 6 to 10 a.m. to lessen traffic congestion.

Ramp traffic will be directed to the following detours:

• Southbound I-579 to southbound Boulevard of the Allies
• From southbound I-579, take the ramp to 7th Avenue/6th Avenue
• Take the ramp toward PPG Arena/6th Avenue
• Continue onto 6th Avenue
• Turn left onto Grant Street
• Turn left onto Forbes Avenue
• Turn right onto Craft Avenue
• Follow Craft to the Boulevard of the Allies
• End detour
• Bigelow Boulevard to southbound Boulevard of the Allies
• From southbound Bigelow Boulevard, take the ramp to PPG Arena/6th Avenue
• Continue onto 6th Avenue
• Turn left onto Grant Street
• Turn left onto Forbes Avenue
• Turn right onto Craft Avenue
• Follow Craft to the Boulevard of the Allies
• End detour

Additionally, an around-the-clock lane closure on westbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway East) will occur under the Birmingham Bridge from 9 p.m. Friday night continuously through 6 a.m. Monday morning for painting operations.

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