Inbound Ft. Pitt Tunnel To Close Again This Weekend

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The inbound side of the Fort Pitt Tunnel is closing again this weekend.

PennDOT says they will be doing tunnel ceiling removal work.

The closure will begin at 10 p.m. on Friday and continue around-the-clock through Monday at 6 a.m.

Detours will be posted in the area and PennDOT says drivers should expect significant delays.

Here is PennDOT's posted detour:

From eastbound I-376 (Parkway West) take the ramp to North US 19/Route 51 West End (Exit 69C)
Follow northbound Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
Exit towards Route 837
Stay in right lane to South Route 837/East I-376
Continue on southbound Route 837 (West Carson Street)
Take the ramp to East I-376/North I-279 onto the Fort Pitt Bridge
End detour

This is their suggested alternate detour:

From eastbound I-376 (Parkway West) take the Route 121 Greentree/Mt. Lebanon (Exit 67) ramp
Turn left onto northbound Route 121 (Greentree Road)
Greentree Road becomes Wabash Street
Turn right onto South Main Street (Lincoln Highway)/South Route 60
Use right lane to South Route 837/East I-376 towards Downtown
Continue on southbound Route 837 (West Carson Street)
Take the ramp to East I-376/North I-279 onto the Fort Pitt Bridge
End detour

The outbound side of the tunnel will remain open, but there may be some short-term stoppages while crews access equipment and remove material.

The work is a continuation of an ongoing $14.17 million construction project.