Another weekend of traffic woes along Parkway East, Boulevard of the Allies

It will be another orange barrel weekend along the Parkway East and the Boulevard of the Allies beginning Friday evening.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Wednesday there will be single- lane restrictions in both directions on the Boulevard of the Allies from 8 p. m. Friday to 6 a. m. Monday between the Birmingham Bridge and Bates Street. Traffic will be reduced to 10foot- wide lanes in each direction so crews can mill and pave the road surface.

Crews also are expected to mill and pave the right- hand northbound lane of the road between the bridge and Jumonville Street. That work likely will occur on Saturday.

Access from the boulevard to and from intersection streets will be maintained during the work, but there could be short closures to allow asphalt to cool before drivers use the repaved road.

Flaggers and off- duty police officers will be at key intersections to keep traffic moving smoothly.

Access to the emergency room at UPMC Magee- Womens Hospital will be provided on Craft Avenue or Craft Place.

On the Parkway East, inbound ramps will be closed for dam replacement work on ramps from the Boulevard of the Allies to the parkway and from the parkway to Second Avenue from 8 p. m. Friday to 5 a. m. Monday. In addition, the far right inbound lane of the parkway will be closed during the work, but the other two inbound lanes

will remain open. Detours will be posted. Also, work that began Wednesday night on the Interstate 579 Cap project will continue from 8 p. m. Thursday to 6 a. m. Friday, closing the northbound I579 ramp to Seventh Avenue and causing periodic 15- minute closures of the highway approaching the ramp.

The project will create a 3- acre park with walking and biking trails to link the lower Hill District to Downtown Pittsburgh.