PennDOT reopens Penn Hills exit ramps closed for Rodi Road paving

PennDOT is planning to close Rodi Road this weekend, beginning at 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday.

Milling and paving operations will take place, weather permitting, between Maple Lane and William Penn Highway.

The work also will require the complete closure of the eastbound I-376 ramp to Penn Hills/Rodi Road (Exit 81) as well as the on-ramp to eastbound I-376.

Additionally, a short-term full closure of the westbound I-376 ramp to Penn Hills/Rodi Road (Exit 81) will take place between 5 and 9 a.m. Saturday.

PennDOT announced Saturday afternoon that work had been completed on the Penn Hills Exit 81 ramps in each direction, and that the ramps were no longer restricted.

Traffic will be detoured in the following manner:

Rodi Road to eastbound I-376

• From Rodi Road, take the ramp to westbound I-376

• Take the Churchill (Exit 79B) exit

• Turn left onto Beulah Road

• Turn left onto Churchill Road

• Turn left onto the ramp to eastbound I-376/Business Route 22

Westbound I-376 to Rodi Road

• Take the Churchill exit (79B)

• Turn right onto Beulah Road

• Turn right onto Frankstown Road

• Follow Frankstown Road to Rodi Road

Eastbound I-376 to Penn Hills/Rodi Road (Exit 81)

• Continue on eastbound I-376

• Take the Plum exit (84B)

• Turn right onto Haymaker Road

• Take the ramp to westbound I-376/Business Route 22

• Take the ramp to Penn Hills/northbound Route 791 (Exit 81)

Rodi Road to William Penn Highway

• Take westbound I-376 to the Churchill exit (79B)

• Turn left onto Beulah Road

• Turn left onto Churchill Road

• Turn left onto the ramp to eastbound I-376/Business Route 22

• Take the Monroeville/Business Route 22 exit (80)

The work is part of the $70.1 million I-376 Parkway East Betterment Project, which will include a superstructure replacement over Old William Penn Highway, two bridge rehabilitations over Old William Penn Highway/Lougeay Road/Sunset Drive and Thompson Run Road/Thompson Run/Union Railroad, and six bridge preservations along I-376.

Over the course of the project, motorists can expect long-term single-lane restrictions, several weekends with traffic down to a single lane and a long-term crossover in 2025.

The improvements on the 4.5 miles of the Parkway East between the Churchill/Route 130 exit (79B) and Monroeville/Route 48 exit (84A) are expected to be complete in the fall of 2026. Swank Construction Co. is the prime contractor.

To keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has set up an email distribution list for Parkway East traffic advisories and construction updates. To enroll, send your email address to ymanyisha@pa.gov with “Subscribe — Parkway East” in the subject line.

Updates also can be found on the I-376 Parkway East — Churchill to Monroeville webpage, by following PennDOT’s regional X page @511PAPittsburgh or joining the Greater Pittsburgh Area PennDOT Facebook group.