Liberty Tunnel Closures Occurring Again This Week

PITTSBURGH, PA -- The inbound Liberty Tunnel will be closed overnight again this week, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Aug. 20-24. Crews will perform electrical work, install fire suppression pipe and perform roadway grinding and grooving, saw cutting, joint sealing, and line painting in the tunnel.

The outbound Liberty Tunnel and McArdle Roadway will remain open. All inbound traffic will be detoured at the south portal of the Liberty Tunnel.

In the unlikely event you’re not familiar with the detour by now, here it is again:

· Take Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) northbound.
· Take the exit to I-376 West/US 19 South toward Carnegie/Airport/West End.
· Take Exit 69A toward US 19 South/Banksville Road.
· Keep left and loop back to I-376 eastbound toward Fort Pitt Tunnel.
· Follow eastbound I-376 through Fort Pitt Tunnel and across the Fort Pitt Bridge.
· For access to I-279 destinations follow I-279 signage, all other destinations take exit toward I-376 East/Monroeville.
· Take the left exit 71A to Grant Street.
· Turn left onto Grant Street.
· End detour.

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