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Commercial Street Bridge

Friday, January 11, 2013

Parkway East Commercial Street Bridge Inspection Saturday and Sunday

Restrictions will be, as needed, from 6 a.m. to noon.

Short-term single lane closures on the westbound (inbound) Parkway East will occur on Saturday and Sunday mornings, Jan. 12 and 13, weather permitting. Crews will be inspecting the bridge that carries I-376 over Commercial Street between the Edgewood-Swissvale interchange and the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, according to PennDOT District 11 spokesman Jim Struzzi. Restrictions will occur as needed from 6 a.m. to noon both days. Crews from Mackin Engineering and the Sofis Rigging Co. will conduct the work. PennDOT advises motorists to use caution, slow down, and expect changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area. Visit 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling.  …

Monday, November 26, 2012

Outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel Single Lane Closures Begin Wednesday

There will be single-lane traffic in the outbound tunnel along the Parkway East through Dec. 11.

Overnight single-lane traffic in the outbound (eastbound) Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East (I-376) will begin on Wednesday night, Nov. 28. Single-lane traffic will occur in the outbound tunnel according to the following schedule through Dec. 11: According to PennDOT, crews will be conducting rehabilitation work in the tunnel and improvements to the Commercial Avenue Bridge. Motorists are advised to use caution and allow extra time when traveling through the area. The work is part of the $49.5 million Squirrel Hill Tunnel rehabilitation project. Overall work will conclude in summer 2014. The prime contractor is the Walsh Construction Co. of Canonsburg. Visit 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major …

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