Motorists using Parkway East to get to Route 885 face detours this weekend

Motorists trying to make their way around Pittsburgh this weekend can expect slowdowns.

The ramp carrying traffic from westbound (inbound) I-376 (Parkway East) to northbound Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885) closed Friday at 9 p.m. It is scheduled to remain closed through Monday morning at 5 a.m.

Crews are conducting expansion dam replacement, bridge deck repairs, concrete substructure repairs, and other construction, according to a PennDOT statement.

Crews are replacing expansion dams, repairing the bridge deck and the concrete substructure, and doing other construction work, according to a PennDOT statement.

Ramp traffic will be detoured.

The posted detour is:

I-376 westbound to the Boulevard of the Allies

• From westbound (inbound) I-376, continue past the closed ramp;

• Take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) left-hand off-ramp;

• Follow Grant Street to the Boulevard of the Allies.

I-376 westbound to northbound I-579

• From westbound (inbound) I-376, continue past the closed ramp;

• Take the Grant Street (Exit 71A) left-hand off-ramp;

• From Grant Street, turn right onto Seventh Avenue;

• Take the ramp to North 579/East 380 toward PPG Arena/Bigelow Boulevard;

• Take the left-hand ramp to North 579/East 380 toward Veterans Bridge/Bigelow Boulevard;

• Take the ramp to North 579 toward the Veterans Bridge.

Preservation work on two mainline Route 885 Boulevard of the Allies bridges and several ramps at the interchange are part of the $35.41 million project.

Motorists will encounter short-term lane closures, night and weekend closures of the ramps and Route 885 in each direction, weekend lane restrictions, and overnight directional closures of I-376 Parkway East, long-term closures of Forbes Avenue, Brady Street, and ramps at the Birmingham Bridge. Short-term and weeknight lane closures of Second Avenue are also included throughout this multi-year project.