PITTSBURGH —
The Squirrel Hill Tunnel on I-376 (Parkway East) will be closed to eastbound traffic overnight, PennDOT announced Monday.
The closure is set to begin at 10 p.m. Monday and continue through 5 a.m. Tuesday while a mass notification system is demonstrated and tested, PennDOT said.
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Traffic headed outbound from the city of Pittsburgh will be detoured during the tunnel closure.
If the work ends earlier than planned, PennDOT said the tunnel could reopen before 5 a.m.
Detour for Parkway East outbound trafficExit at Squirrel Hill/Homestead (Exit 74), and continue straight onto Beechwood Boulevard toward HomesteadContinue straight onto Browns Hill RoadContinue onto the Homestead Grays BridgeTurn left onto Route 837 (8th Avenue)Continue straight on Route 837 (River Road)Turn left onto the Rankin BridgeContinue onto South Braddock AvenueBear right to merge onto eastbound I-376 toward Monroeville
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