Expect Delays As Weekend Construction Continues
Get ready for another frustrating weekend on the parkway east.
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Get ready for another frustrating weekend on the parkway east.
Police are responding to an accident involving several vehicles, including two school buses in the West End.
Authorities are searching for a suspect after a pizza delivery driver in Washington County was held up while stopped in traffic.
State police are responding to a fatal crash in Armstrong County this morning.
Authorities are investigating an accident scene after a driver slammed ran into a tree stump, leaving him trapped in his vehicle.
A tractor trailer fire is causing some major problems on Interstate 79 in Butler County this afternoon.
It's small in scope, but major in impact. We're closing in on "Road Closed" signs going up in the Golden Triangle. Built in 1930, the Fancourt Bridge desperately needs to be replaced. And its closure on Thursday is expected to have quite an impact.
Traffic has slowed down on the Parkway East because of an accident. This is happening on the inbound side near Swissvale.
A woman was taken into custody overnight after a crash on the Parkway North.
If you travel on the Parkway East during rush hour, you know how jammed it can get. Besides renovating the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, PennDOT is looking into another way to help keep traffic flowing.
While it remained open this past weekend, reconstruction of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel has been causing drivers a lot of headaches over the past few weeks. Since PennDOT started its weekend closures of this tunnel a consistent question persists. Why are they taking out the false ceiling?
Officials with PennDOT say a stretch of Route 48 in North Versailles remains closed this morning after strong storms Wednesday night caused some damage.
Emergency crews were called to an accident involving two motorcycles along the Pennsylvania Turnpike this afternoon.
PennDOT kept its promise. The inbound lanes of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel were closed for the weekend on Friday evening.
If you travel the Parkway East or live in the city's East End, a continuing road construction project could tie up traffic in that area this weekend.
There's some good news for drivers. Officials with PennDOT say they will delay work on the ramp from Crosstown Boulevard to the Boulevard of the Allies until after the morning rush hour.
The inbound ramp from Route 28 to the Veterans Bridge is closing this evening and it could impact more than just the drivers who use 28.
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In addition to the kick-off of the Three Rivers Regatta, a huge country music concert rocked Pittsburgh's North Shore Saturday evening.
It's a big weekend in the City of Pittsburgh. Country music superstars Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw will be rocking Heinz Field Saturday, and churning up the water on the local rivers is the Three Rivers Regatta.
The "Porkway Pig" is not the only animal bringing traffic to a halt this week along a local roadway. State police in Kittanning say a bull and a cow forced them to shut down the intersection of Routes 28 and 85 in Rayburn Township, Armstrong County Friday morning.
The Parkway West received the not-so distinguished honor of being named one of the most congested roads in the country.
The Tuesday morning commute was not a smooth one for thousands of drivers. The ramp to Route 28 will be closed for more than two weeks, which means commuters will have to follow detours or find a new way in and out of town.
Downtown Pittsburgh will be a very busy place Sunday as runners hit the pavement for the Pittsburgh Marathon. The race coupled with an afternoon Pirates game over at PNC Park will make things tricky if not impossible for drivers.
If you plan on driving into the city over the next few days, keep two things in mind, patience and planning.
Two Penn State fraternities are at the center of a cocaine trafficking ring bust, leading to charges against 14 people, authorities said.
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The goal of the new interchange is to eliminate left turns and reduce crashes and injuries.
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Two Penn State fraternities are at the center of a cocaine trafficking ring bust, leading to charges against 14 people, authorities said.
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The goal of the new interchange is to eliminate left turns and reduce crashes and injuries.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Company entered into a consent order and agreement.
A community in Butler County said repeated boil water advisories have them uneasy about their water quality.
An investigation into alleged theft at the North Versailles tax collector's office is underway.
Nearly five months into a major road construction project in Beaver County, several small business owners say they are struggling to keep customers coming through the door.
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