Travel Advisory

PA Turnpike Closing Overnight Between Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Interchanges
Five-hour closure needed August 30 for bridge beam removal.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission advises motorists that the Turnpike will be closed in both directions between the Allegheny Valley, Exit 48, and Pittsburgh, Exit 57, interchanges starting at 11:59 p.m. on August 29 through 5 a.m. on August 30, weather permitting. 

This five-hour closure is needed so crews can safely remove bridge beams from the overhead bridge that carries traffic on Saltsburg Road over the Turnpike at milepost 53.66 in Plum Borough, Allegheny County. 

Eastbound drivers should use the following recommended detour:

Exiting at Allegheny Interchange:

• Freeport Road (1 mile) to
• State Route 910 west (.5 mile) to
• State Route 28 south (12 miles) to
• I-579 south Veterans Bridge (.5 mile) to
• I-376 east (14.2 miles) to Exit 15
• Re-enter I-76 at the Pittsburgh Interchange, Exit 57.
• Follow signs to Harrisburg and east.

Westbound drivers should use the following recommended detour:

Exiting at Pittsburgh Interchange:

• I-376 west (16 miles) to
• I-279 north Ft. Duquesne Bridge, bear right on bridge to
• State Route 28 north (23 miles) to
• Harmarville Exit, State Route 910 east (.1 mile)
• Left on to Freeport Road (.7 mile)
• Re-enter I-76 at the Allegheny Valley Interchange, Exit 48
• Follow signs to Ohio and west

The detour routes are approved for commercial vehicles and as well passenger vehicles.  Higher traffic volumes are expected on the detour roads.

Flaggers will be directing local traffic across the Saltsburg Road Bridge during the closure.

Throughout the evening prior to the closure, signs will be posted inside the Oakmont/Plum Service Plaza to warn customers that they will not be permitted to continue driving after 11 p.m. on August 29. Message boards will also be in place to inform customers of the closure.

The bridge replacement is an early-action project for the future total reconstruction project between milepost 53 and 57. For more information on this project go to https://www.patpconstruction.com/mp53to57/construction.aspx .

To report an accident or other emergency on the PA Turnpike, dial *11 via mobile phone. To learn more about PA Turnpike conditions, use one of these resources:

ON THE TURNPIKE

• 511PA Smartphone App: Real-time, hands-free PA traffic advisories and detour routes.
• Waze Smartphone App: Real-time alerts from other drivers.
• Digital Message Signs: More than 100 boards along the Turnpike.

ON THE WEB

• Turnpike Travel Conditions Map: Live, interactive map.

BY PHONE

• 511: Dial from any PA roadway for local travel information.
• 800-331-3414: PA Turnpike Customer Assistance (weekdays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).