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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing ramp closures on Route 837 (West Carson Street) at the Fort Pitt Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Wednesday and Thursday nights, September 2-3 weather permitting.

Milling and paving operations, requiring ramp closures and detours, will occur from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night according to the following schedule:

Wednesday, September 2

Thursday, September 3

Traffic will be detoured using the West End Bridge, Route 65, and the I-279 Fort Duquesne Bridge.

The work is part of the $6.06 million improvement project.  Gulisek Construction, LLC is the prime contractor.

Work on this project will be in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of Health guidance as well as a project-specific COVID-19 safety plan, which will include protocols for social distancing, use of face coverings, personal and job-site cleaning protocols, management of entries to the jobsite, and relevant training.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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