PennDOT releases design plans for Parkway East Squirrel Hill interchange project
Known as "Alternate F", the project will bring longer on-ramps, traffic lights, and other changes.
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Known as "Alternate F", the project will bring longer on-ramps, traffic lights, and other changes.
The building of the new Commercial Street Bridge is an ambitious project that will crescendo with a full closure of the Parkway East next summer for 25 days.
The heart of Squirrel Hill took a traffic snarling hit this weekend while the Parkway East was closed.
The closure gave crews time to complete necessary upgrades, but it also caused frustration for drivers.
A stretch of Parkway East will be closing for 25 days next July.
The Squirrel Hill Tunnel is known for backups, but now with lane restrictions in place, it's been worse. How long will this last?
Cars and trucks packed the Parkway East outbound Tuesday morning, creating some headaches for folks during the peak rush hours.
At least two people have died and two others were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 376 westbound on Sunday.
The crash happened around 1:45 a.m. when traffic was temporarily stopped outside the tunnel.
The new configuration is expected to be in place until Thanksgiving.
HOV lanes will start to come back on the Parkway North, but bridge construction on the Parkway East will restrict some traffic.
This is a continuation of last year's work from Churchill to Monroeville, but this year, there's a major twist.
There are four different plans on the table, all with the primary goal to fix the dangerous on-ramps and off-ramps.
To call it a mess is an understatement, so PennDOT is giving you a chance to weigh in on what's coming in the future.
Former students of a Penn Hills High School teacher killed in a crash on Friday looked back on his legacy.
Penn Hills High School teacher Josh Willy died in a crash on Friday morning after going over a hillside coming out of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel.
The crash happened on the ramp in Oakland around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday morning.
Many drivers had their tires flattened and spent hours waiting for tow trucks to assist them.
There is some light at the end of the tunnel for some of the biggest projects.
A water main break near the Squirrel Hill Tunnels this morning led to heavy backups on the Parkway East.
The Parkway East, Route 51, and Interstate 79 will all be busy work zones.
Weather permitting, PennDOT hopes to attempt another permanent repair this weekend involving cement.
Work on the Parkway East will create more lane restrictions.
The crash shut down the westbound lanes for several hours.
Roads like the 10th Street Bypass and Parkway East Inbound were shut down due to flooding.
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