A portion of the Parkway East in Pittsburgh will close this Friday, and PennDOT officials are urging the 100,000 daily drivers who use the roadway to plan ahead and consider alternatives. Get the Facts: PennDOT’s public outreach to local employers District 11 Executive Jason Zang said the public outreach for this project is among the most extensive he has seen during his decades with the state agency. PennDOT’s team partnered with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to reach the city’s top 20 employers and nearby communities, encouraging them to allow employees to work from home during the detour. “For those people that can work from home, please work from home. And we understand not everybody can, but that is to the benefit of the emergency workers to the people that need to get to the hospitals to the service people out there in our community,” said Zang. He added, “The less cars that are on the road, the better,” Zang said. Public transportation is also being emphasized as an alternative. PRT officials said they are working to maximize existing services and add capacity where possible. “We’re working with the manpower, absolutely covering our existing service. But where we have the capacity to add, we will be adding. One of our constraints is these parking. Right. You’re going to fill up pretty quickly,” said Katharine Kelleman, CEO of Pittsburgh Regional Transit. 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 —

A portion of the Parkway East in Pittsburgh will close this Friday, and PennDOT officials are urging the 100,000 daily drivers who use the roadway to plan ahead and consider alternatives.

Get the Facts: PennDOT’s public outreach to local employers

District 11 Executive Jason Zang said the public outreach for this project is among the most extensive he has seen during his decades with the state agency.

PennDOT’s team partnered with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to reach the city’s top 20 employers and nearby communities, encouraging them to allow employees to work from home during the detour.

“For those people that can work from home, please work from home. And we understand not everybody can, but that is to the benefit of the emergency workers to the people that need to get to the hospitals to the service people out there in our community,” said Zang.

He added, “The less cars that are on the road, the better,” Zang said.

Public transportation is also being emphasized as an alternative. PRT officials said they are working to maximize existing services and add capacity where possible.

“We’re working with the manpower, absolutely covering our existing service. But where we have the capacity to add, we will be adding. One of our constraints is these parking. Right. You’re going to fill up pretty quickly,” said Katharine Kelleman, CEO of Pittsburgh Regional Transit.

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