Dormont and Brookline drivers may want to avoid the Liberty Tubes if they're heading into town this weekend.
Demolition work on the south portal arch of the Liberty Tunnel will continue this Friday, June 7, weather permitting.
To allow the work to occur the Liberty Tunnel will be closed this weekend according to the following schedule:
Outbound (southbound)
- Full closure beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, June 7 around-the-clock through 6 a.m. Monday, June 10 (Note: The outbound tunnel will re-open at the end of the Penguins game on Sunday evening for approximately two hours.)
- Overnight closures Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, June 7-9 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Outbound Posted Detour:·
- Make right onto PJ McArdle Roadway
- Continue straight onto Merrimac Street to Woodruff Street
- Follow Woodruff Street to Route 51/19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
- Make left onto Route 51/19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) and follow back to Route 19 (Liberty Avenue)
Inbound Posted Detour:
- Take Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) north to I-376 (Parkway West
- Take the Parkway West eastbound through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
- Bear right on the eastbound Parkway East (I-376)
- Take the Parkway East to Grant Street (New Exit 71A/Old Exit 1C)
- From Grant Street, make right onto Boulevard of the Allies (Route 885)
- Take Boulevard of the Allies east to Liberty Bridge and Tunnels
Commercial vehicle traffic should use the Parkway East (I-376), Parkway West (I-376) and Route 51 to bypass the closures.
The $18.8 million Phase IV Liberty Tunnel project includes repair of structural concrete, updating and repair of electrical, lighting and safety systems, refurbishing of the portal buildings and other improvements. The prime contractor is the Swank Construction Company, LLC. Overall work will conclude this fall.
The 5,889 foot-long Liberty Tunnels were built in 1924. Approximately 45,000 vehicles use the Liberty Tunnels on an average day.
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