Part of Commercial Street in Pittsburgh is now closed through Friday, Feb. 6, as work continues on the Commercial Street Bridge on I-376 (Parkway East).According to PennDOT, construction crews will be transporting cranes, moving heavy materials and lifting beams over the course of that two-month-plus period.PennDOT says the Commercial Street closure is between Whipple Street and Summerset Drive. The Nine Mile Run Trail between the Nine Mile Run parking lot and the Frick Park Commercial Street parking will also be closed to bikers and pedestrians.Detours will be posted from Commercial Street on the Swisshelm Park side, and from Forward Avenue on the Squirrel Hill side. Commercial Street detour (from Swisshelm Park side)From Commercial Street, turn onto Whipple StreetTurn left onto Monongahela AvenueTurn left onto South Braddock AvenueTurn left onto Forbes AvenueTurn left onto Beechwood BoulevardContinue to Forward AvenueEnd detourCommercial Street detour (from Forward Avenue)Take the same detour in the opposite directionThe Commercial Street bridge project is expected to be done in the summer of 2027.
PITTSBURGH —
Part of Commercial Street in Pittsburgh is now closed through Friday, Feb. 6, as work continues on the Commercial Street Bridge on I-376 (Parkway East).
According to PennDOT, construction crews will be transporting cranes, moving heavy materials and lifting beams over the course of that two-month-plus period.
PennDOT says the Commercial Street closure is between Whipple Street and Summerset Drive. The Nine Mile Run Trail between the Nine Mile Run parking lot and the Frick Park Commercial Street parking will also be closed to bikers and pedestrians.
Detours will be posted from Commercial Street on the Swisshelm Park side, and from Forward Avenue on the Squirrel Hill side.
Commercial Street detour (from Swisshelm Park side)
From Commercial Street, turn onto Whipple StreetTurn left onto Monongahela AvenueTurn left onto South Braddock AvenueTurn left onto Forbes AvenueTurn left onto Beechwood BoulevardContinue to Forward AvenueEnd detourCommercial Street detour (from Forward Avenue)Take the same detour in the opposite direction
The Commercial Street bridge project is expected to be done in the summer of 2027.