Upgrades coming to the Parkway East "bathtub" to help alleviate flooding concerns
PennDOT said that enough is enough when it comes to flooding and the "bathtub" on the Parkway East.
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PennDOT said that enough is enough when it comes to flooding and the "bathtub" on the Parkway East.
The Parkway East will officially reopen on Monday, July 27, PennDOT officials have confirmed.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Mike Carroll said the Parkway East could reopen by early next week.
PennDOT District 11 Executive Jason Zang said that the Parkway East could reopen sometime next week.
The demolition of the Parkway East Bridge on the Parkway East in Pittsburgh "went extremely well," officials said.
PennDOT is utilizing its Western Regional Traffic Management Center to stay one step ahead of trouble on detour routes during the closure of the Parkway East.
Monday was the first workday during the highly anticipated Commercial Street Bridge replacement project.
The arrival of Big Boy in Homestead added to the traffic already coming through the borough as part of the local detour for the Parkway East closure.
A company from the Netherlands that specializes in moving heavy things will be moving the 22 million pound bridge a few feet at a time.
With a major road like the Parkway East closed, time is precious and PennDOT says they won't waste a second.
The new website, which is part of PennDOT's 511PA system, will show real-time drive times for each detour route to get people around the closure.
The Parkway East will be closed for 25 days starting this coming Friday night for the replacement of the Commercial Street Bridge.
The closing of the Parkway is just four days away and much of PennDOT's efforts right now are centered on removing construction material from detour routes.
The orange signs are out, and closures have officially started for the Commercial Street Bridge project.
Commercial Street will be shut down on Monday and will remain closed until early August.
Crews performed a major test for the upcoming replacement of the Commercial Street bridge on the Parkway East.
Angst and a little anger are building over the upcoming closure of the Parkway East.
The closing of the Parkway East for the replacement of the Commercial Street Bridge is now 35 days away.
The Stanwix Street barrier onto the eastbound lanes of the Parkway East is scarred with the misadventures of a number of drivers over time.
A woman was drunk when she drove off a snow embankment on Interstate 376 and plunged into the icy Monongahela River in January, Pennsylvania State Police said on Tuesday.
Here's what PennDOT will be discussing tonight during a public meeting about the replacement of the Commercial Street Bridge.
PennDOT said it's working with PRT on a plan similar to how the Football Flyer buses were used during the NFL draft.
The inbound lanes of the Fort Pitt Tunnel were shut down due to an over-height truck hitting the top of the tunnel.
Allegheny County's Department of Public Works is set to undertake what it calls its largest road project ever.
Part of Parkway East will close from July 10 to August 3 for the installation of the new Commercial Street Bridge.
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Cameras at two Pittsburgh intersections will go live, starting today.
Two men are facing charges after authorities said they seized about 180 pounds of cocaine as part of a large-scale drug trafficking investigation in the Pittsburgh area.
Two men are facing charges after authorities said they seized about 180 pounds of cocaine as part of a large-scale drug trafficking investigation in the Pittsburgh area.
Cameras at two Pittsburgh intersections will go live, starting today.
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