Pittsburgh’s Liberty Tunnel to be closed overnights this week
SEAT. WE’RE WATCHING FOR THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY, AND THAT’S WHY WE ARE ON IMPACT. DAY STORMS COULD PACK A PUNCH A LITTLE LATER ON. WE’RE GOING TO BE WARM THOUGH, AS WE’RE HEADING TO THE LOWER 80S SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY, AND IT REMAINS WINDY AS OUR WIND GUSTS COULD STILL TOP 30MPH. AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH OUR TUESDAY, DROPPING A COUPLE OF SHOWERS NORTH. INTERSTATE 80. THEY’RE NOW EXITING OUT OF FOREST COUNTY. A FEW SHOWERS BUBBLING UP ALONG I-70 BACK INTO OHIO. THOSE WILL ALSO LIKELY FIZZLE BEFORE THEY GET HERE. IT REALLY IS. A WEAK SYSTEM TRIES TO APPROACH LATER ON TODAY THAT THAT THUNDERSTORM CHANCE REALLY KICKS OFF. WE’LL MAKE IT TO 81 REALLY BEFORE WE START SEEING ANY ACTIVITY FIRE. WE’LL WATCH FOR SHOWERS NORTH TOMORROW. TOMORROW IS A BIGGER QUESTION MARK. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS TODAY, WHERE AND WHO WILL SEE RAIN 80 FOR THOSE HIGH TEMPERATURE, THAT’S A DEGREE SHY OF THE RECORD 83 ON THURSDAY. RAIN GETS HERE LATE, EXITS EARLY ON FRIDAY. THAT DROPS US TO 79. WE’RE BACK TO 85 ON SATURDAY WITH A COLD FRONT THAT IS HERE LATE INTO EARLY ON SUNDAY. LOOK WHAT IT DOES TO OUR TEMPERATURES. WE GO FROM 85 SATURDAY TO 63 SUNDAY TO 56 ON MONDAY. THEN WE START WARMING AGAIN AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. AND IT LOOKS TO BE MILD AS WE APPROACH THE NFL DRAFT. SO AGAIN, AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON, A SHOWER OR 2ND MAY BUBBLE UP, AS HAS BEEN THE TREND TODAY. WE’RE WATCHING. A LITTLE LATER, WE’LL WATCH TO SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP FROM A SYSTEM THAT’S CURRENTLY IN INDIANA. HOW THAT SURVIVES AS IT MARCHES EASTWARD. THIS COULD PRODUCE A COUPLE OF STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. SO WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS. THAT WILL EXIT AFTER ABOUT SEVEN 8:00. AND THEN PERHAPS ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS POP UP AS WE HEAD TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. THESE WOULD LIKELY, THOUGH NOT BE SEVERE AT THAT POINT. AND THEN THUNDERSTORMS OFF TOWARD THE NORTH WILL KIND OF DICTATE WHAT TOMORROW LOOKS LIKE. WE COULD SEE THEM DIVE SOUTHWARD. THAT MEANS WE’LL SEE SOME RAIN SHOWERS OUT THE DOOR TOMORROW. IF NOT, THOUGH, IT LOOKS LIKE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. AND IF WE SEE ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TOMORROW, IT WILL LIKELY BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE THOSE RAIN SHOWERS EXIT. AS WE HEAD INTO YOUR THURSDAY MORNING AND AGAIN, MOST OF THURSDAY IS DRY UNTIL THE COLD FRONT GETS HERE VERY LATE IN THE DAY, SO ANY STORM THAT POPS HAS A POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOME HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SOME GUSTY WINDS AS WELL. SOME LARGE HAIL CAN’T BE RULED OUT, BUT THAT IS A MUCH LOWER THREAT. TODAY WE’RE LEVEL ONE OUT OF FIVE FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER. THE PIRATES GAME TONIGHT. WE SHOULD BE OKAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 71ST PITCH IS 640 LATER ON THIS EVENING. WE STILL HAVE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ON ACTION. CAM 73 IS THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE. WINDS ARE GUSTI
Pittsburgh’s Liberty Tunnel to be closed overnights this week
Updated: 2:31 PM EDT Apr 14, 2026
The Liberty Tunnel will be closed to traffic headed inbound toward Pittsburgh on two nights this week, weather permitting.PennDOT says the northbound Liberty Tunnel will be closed overnight from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, and Thursday, April 16.During the tunnel closures, a construction crew will start work on a project to replace the roof of the tunnel.You can follow Pittsburgh traffic conditions on the WTAE interactive traffic map.Liberty Tunnel detourTake Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) northboundTake the left exit to I-376 West/US 19 South toward Carnegie/Airport/West EndTake Exit 69A toward US 19 South/Banksville RoadKeep left (toward South Truck 19/51) and loop back to I-376 eastbound toward Fort Pitt TunnelFollow eastbound I-376 through Fort Pitt Tunnel and across Fort Pitt BridgeFollow I-279 signs for access to I-279 destinations; all other destinations take exit toward I-376 East/MonroevilleTake the left exit 71A to Grant StreetTurn right onto Boulevard of the AlliesEnd detourDownload the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
The Liberty Tunnel will be closed to traffic headed inbound toward Pittsburgh on two nights this week, weather permitting.
PennDOT says the northbound Liberty Tunnel will be closed overnight from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, and Thursday, April 16.
During the tunnel closures, a construction crew will start work on a project to replace the roof of the tunnel.
You can follow Pittsburgh traffic conditions on the WTAE interactive traffic map.
Liberty Tunnel detour
Take Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) northboundTake the left exit to I-376 West/US 19 South toward Carnegie/Airport/West EndTake Exit 69A toward US 19 South/Banksville RoadKeep left (toward South Truck 19/51) and loop back to I-376 eastbound toward Fort Pitt TunnelFollow eastbound I-376 through Fort Pitt Tunnel and across Fort Pitt BridgeFollow I-279 signs for access to I-279 destinations; all other destinations take exit toward I-376 East/MonroevilleTake the left exit 71A to Grant StreetTurn right onto Boulevard of the AlliesEnd detour
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