Record levels of rain have flooded several roads in Pittsburgh, including the infamous "bathtub" section of Interstate 376, or the Parkway East, causing a headache for drivers across. The downtown section of I-376 known as the "bathtub" is open again, after floodwaters receded and road crews cleaned up the muddy mess left behind. The inbound Parkway East dips under ramps and bridges as it passes through Downtown Pittsburgh between Grant Street and the Fort Pitt Bridge.
This creates an area to collect water - a bathtub - when the Monongahela Wharf floods at 18 feet, before rivers flood at the Point at 25 feet. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday touted more than $5 billion in infrastructure funding, with more than $142 million coming to Pittsburgh to fix what's known as "the bathtub. The "bathtub" area of westbound I-376 (Parkway East) in the City of Pittsburgh has reopened to traffic, according to PennDOT.
The bathtub is a 2,500 foot stretch of the Pittsburgh East Parkway, or I-376, that runs along the Monongahela River and is prone to flooding. The freeway serves 40,000 to 70,000 vehicles per day. According to CDM Smith, an engineering firm, the bathtub has flooded 17 times since a floodwall and pumping system was built in 1985.
Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that the "Bathtub" area of westbound I-376 (Parkway East) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will close to traffic due to expected flooding at 10 a.m. this morning, Wednesday, April 3. PITTSBURGH - PennDOT says the stretch of westbound Interstate 376 (Parkway East) known as the "bathtub" has reopened in downtown Pittsburgh after crews pumped water and cleaned mud from the area.
Crews began pumping water out of the heavily flooded 'Bathtub' section of the Parkway East in Downtown Pittsburgh.The section of the interstate was shut down on Wednesday morning before it became. PITTSBURGH - The "Bathtub" section of the Parkway East has reopened after it was closed because of flooding. The stretch of road located between the Grant Street exit and the Fort Pitt.
