{"id":215532,"date":"2026-06-10T13:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/215532\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:24:15","slug":"penndot-parkway-east-closure-will-shut-down-traffic-for-25-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/215532\/","title":{"rendered":"PennDOT Parkway East closure will shut down traffic for 25 days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parkway East to shut down for 25 days in Pittsburgh as PennDOT replaces Commercial Street Bridge<\/p>\n

On July 10, the Parkway will shut down for 25 days as crews work to demolish the Commercial Street Bridge and slide a new bridge into its place. <\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTO GET WEATHER ALERTS SENT RIGHT TO YOUR CELL PHONE. WELL, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE ARE ONE MONTH AWAY FROM THE PARKWAY EAST, SHUTTING DOWN FOR 25 DAYS. WE\u2019VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT THIS CLOSURE. EVERYONE HAS REALLY, BECAUSE IT WILL BE SO SIGNIFICANT AND IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS LEADING UP TO JULY 10TH, WE ARE HELPING YOU GET THE FACTS ON THE PARKWAY CLOSURE. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PROJECT WHILE ANSWERING SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CLOSURES, THE DETOURS, AND THE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE. SO TODAY WE\u2019RE GOING TO START WITH THE MOST BASIC QUESTION OF ALL, BUT ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED, WHAT\u2019S THE POINT OF THE PROJECT? WELL, PENNDOT OFFICIALS TELL ME THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE AGING COMMERCIAL STREET BRIDGE. PENNDOT SAYS THIS IS SO NECESSARY TO IMPROVE SAFETY, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND TRAFFIC FLOW FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. NOW, THE AREA THAT WE\u2019RE TALKING ABOUT IS RIGHT BEFORE YOU ENTER THE SQUIRREL HILL TUNNEL. IF YOU\u2019RE COMING FROM EAST OF THE CITY, THIS LITTLE STRETCH IS A HUGE CHUNK WHEN IT COMES TO VOLUME IN THE AREA. PENNDOT OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN 100,000 VEHICLES TRAVEL THIS PORTION OF THE PARKWAY DAILY. WE NEED PEOPLE TO PLAN AHEAD. THIS CLOSURE IS GOING TO IMPACT THE 100,000 VEHICLES WHO RIDE IT REGULARLY, BUT THOSE PEOPLE PLANNING AHEAD MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHICH ROUTE THEY WANT TO TAKE IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE WORK REMOTELY, WORK FROM HOME, PLANNING AND PREPARING WILL BE KEY HERE, PENNDOT SAYS. EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DECREASING THE NUMBER OF CARS TRAVELING DURING THAT TIME. IN THE MEANTIME, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHAT QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT, THE WORK, OR THE DETOURS THEM TO US. YOU CAN EMAIL M\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Parkway East to shut down for 25 days in Pittsburgh as PennDOT replaces Commercial Street Bridge<\/p>\n

On July 10, the Parkway will shut down for 25 days as crews work to demolish the Commercial Street Bridge and slide a new bridge into its place. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 9:11 AM EDT Jun 10, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWednesday marks one month until the full closure of the Parkway East. On July 10, the Parkway will shut down for 25 days as crews work to demolish the Commercial Street Bridge and slide a new bridge into its place. In the next 30 days leading up to the closure, Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is helping you ‘Get the Facts’ about the project while answering some of your questions about the closures, detours, and the work that will be done. What is the point of the project? According to PennDOT officials, the project to replace the Commercial Street Bridge is necessary to improve safety and the structural integrity of the aging bridge. The work will also aid in traffic flow for local communities. PennDOT officials say this small stretch of the roadway accounts for a significant chunk of volume in the area, as more than 100,000 vehicles travel this portion of the Parkway daily. “This closure is going to impact the 100,000 vehicles who ride it regularly. That is why we need people to plan ahead, make sure they know which route they want to take, and if possible, please work remotely, work from home during that time,” said PennDOT’s safety press officer Yasmeen Manyisha.FULL BREAKDOWN OF THE DETOURS: Click hereDo you have questions about the project, the work or the detours? Send us an email at traffictip@wtae.com.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Wednesday marks one month until the full closure of the Parkway East. <\/p>\n

On July 10, the Parkway will shut down for 25 days as crews work to demolish the Commercial Street Bridge and slide a new bridge into its place. <\/p>\n

In the next 30 days leading up to the closure, Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is helping you ‘Get the Facts’ about the project while answering some of your questions about the closures, detours, and the work that will be done. <\/p>\n

What is the point of the project? <\/p>\n

According to PennDOT officials, the project to replace the Commercial Street Bridge is necessary to improve safety and the structural integrity of the aging bridge. <\/p>\n

The work will also aid in traffic flow for local communities. <\/p>\n

PennDOT officials say this small stretch of the roadway accounts for a significant chunk of volume in the area, as more than 100,000 vehicles travel this portion of the Parkway daily. <\/p>\n

“This closure is going to impact the 100,000 vehicles who ride it regularly. That is why we need people to plan ahead, make sure they know which route they want to take, and if possible, please work remotely, work from home during that time,” said PennDOT’s safety press officer Yasmeen Manyisha.<\/p>\n

FULL BREAKDOWN OF THE DETOURS: Click here<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you have questions about the project, the work or the detours? Send us an email at traffictip@wtae.com. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parkway East to shut down for 25 days in Pittsburgh as PennDOT replaces Commercial Street Bridge On July…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215533,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[94390,20507,4329,4630,94396,94394,94391,76103,13187,1730,94392,3431,44693,94395,73,75,74,94393,4582,9800,94397,1704,6967,7212],"class_list":["post-215532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-action-traffic","tag-commercial-street-bridge","tag-day","tag-detour","tag-fact","tag-full-closure","tag-get-the-facts","tag-local-community","tag-month","tag-parkway-east","tag-parkway-east-closure","tag-penndot","tag-penndot-official","tag-penndot-parkway-east-closure","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-pittsburghs-action-news-four","tag-project","tag-question","tag-significant-chunk","tag-traffic","tag-vehicle","tag-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}