A traffic reroute will affect fans leaving Heinz Field after the conclusion of the Panthers and Steelers games this weekend.
The Grant Street ramp to I-376 East will be closed to outbound traffic for two hours following the games on Saturday and Sunday.
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Multiple detours will be altered to accommodate the games at Heinz Field: the outbound I-579 Crosstown Boulevard ramp to the Boulevard of the Allies; and the Liberty Bridge ramp to the Boulevard of the Allies.
The altered detours for those ramps are as follows:
Outbound Boulevard of the Allies from Grant Street
- Follow Grant Street to the Boulevard of the Allies
- Turn right onto Boulevard of Allies
- Turn left onto Wood Street
- Continue straight to I-376 EB
- From eastbound I-376 (Parkway East) take the ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A)
- From Forbes Avenue, turn right onto Craft Avenue
- Follow Craft Avenue to the Boulevard of the Allies
Liberty Bridge Ramp to the Boulevard of the Allies
- Continue inbound (northbound) on the Liberty Bridge past the closed ramp.
- Continue onto the Crosstown Boulevard toward 6th Avenue/Forbes Avenue exit.
- Exit Crosstown Boulevard to 6th Avenue
- Follow 6th Avenue to Grant Street
- Turn left onto Grant Street
- Turn right onto Boulevard of Allies
- Turn left onto Wood Street
- Continue straight to I-376 EB
- From eastbound I-376 (Parkway East) take the ramp to Forbes Avenue/Oakland (Exit 72A)
- From Forbes Avenue, turn right onto Craft Avenue
- Follow Craft Avenue to the Boulevard of the Allies
Those ramps will still be closed until Sept. 18, according to a release from PennDOT. The Grant Street ramp will be open to traffic, except for the two-hour windows after the games this weekend.
The Pitt Panthers play Saturday at noon against No. 9 Oklahoma State, while the Steelers host the Vikings Sunday at 1 p.m.