PITTSBURGH, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- This year's work on the Fort Pitt
Bridge and Tunnel Rehabilitation Project will begin on Wednesday, March 15,
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced.
At 12:01 a.m., project contractor Brayman Construction Corporation of
Gibsonia will close the inbound off-ramps from the Fort Pitt Bridge to Liberty
Avenue and Boulevard of the Allies. The ramps are scheduled to open in late
June.
The primary detour will be I-376 Parkway East to Grant Street, via the
Grant Street Exit (Exit Three).
Maps of detour and alternative routes for this work and other important
information about this project are available at epenndot.com. Commuters also
may call the Fort Pitt Bridge project hotline toll free at 877-450-4279
(I-279).
Always open to traffic -- epenndot.com received nearly 24,000 hits during
its debut yesterday.
Once the Liberty Avenue and Boulevard of the Allies off-ramps are
completed and open to traffic in late June or early July, the inbound ramps
from the Fort Pitt Bridge to Fort Duquesne Boulevard, the Tenth Street Bypass
and the Fort Duquesne Bridge will be closed.
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
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Related links:
http://www.epenndot.com
Company News On-Call:
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/682850.html or fax,
800-758-5804, ext. 682850
CONTACT:
Dick Skrinjar of PennDOT, 412-429-5010
NOTE TO EDITORS: Brayman Construction will begin posting signs
and conducting other pre-construction activities along the detour
and alternate routes on weekdays during non-peak hours beginning
on March 8.
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