PennDOT Reopens 'Bathtub' Section Of Parkway East
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After the Parkway East "bathtub" closed Friday night due to flooding, PennDOT announced Saturday just after 6 a.m. that the area reopened to traffic.
#Pittsburgh TRAFFIC: The "bathtub" section of I-376 has reopened in @DowntownPitt.
Flood waters in @CityPGH are current at 22 feet. @NWSPittsburgh expects them to fail rapidly over the afternoon. Falling to 18 feet by midnight. https://t.co/ikSnGsSgv3
— Pittsburgh Public Works (@PGHDPW) February 9, 2019
Also, PennDOT announced the southbound I-279 ramp from the Fort Duquesne Bridge to eastbound I-376 reopened to traffic.
The bathtub section closed to traffic just before 8:30 p.m. on Friday after initially being scheduled to close at 11 p.m. after water levels rose faster than anticipated.
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