376 Bridge Closure: How long will demolition last on Parkway East?

In less than a month, the old Commercial Street Bridge will be brought down, and a new structure will be slid into place on Interstate 376.The work has been extensive and ongoing for years, and this next step will require the 25-day closure of the Parkway East. How long will the demolition work continue during the Parkway East closure? Fay Construction leaders, who are working with PennDOT, provided some insight during a public meeting on the closure last month.There will be demolition work happening before, during, and even after the controlled blast planned for sometime in July.Crews say some demolition may be required after the controlled blast as crews clear rubble to make way for the slide.”If there is anything else that needs to be done after the slide itself, the nature of the new structure allows crews to work underneath it, even after the new bridge is in place,” said Clint Filges, Fay, S&B USA’s vice president of demolition. Do you have questions about the project, the work or the detours? Send us an email at traffictip@wtae.com.FULL BREAKDOWN OF THE DETOURS: Click here

PITTSBURGH —

In less than a month, the old Commercial Street Bridge will be brought down, and a new structure will be slid into place on Interstate 376.

The work has been extensive and ongoing for years, and this next step will require the 25-day closure of the Parkway East.

How long will the demolition work continue during the Parkway East closure?

Fay Construction leaders, who are working with PennDOT, provided some insight during a public meeting on the closure last month.

There will be demolition work happening before, during, and even after the controlled blast planned for sometime in July.

Crews say some demolition may be required after the controlled blast as crews clear rubble to make way for the slide.

“If there is anything else that needs to be done after the slide itself, the nature of the new structure allows crews to work underneath it, even after the new bridge is in place,” said Clint Filges, Fay, S&B USA’s vice president of demolition.

Do you have questions about the project, the work or the detours? Send us an email at traffictip@wtae.com.

FULL BREAKDOWN OF THE DETOURS: Click here