PennDOT schedules explosive demolition of I-376 Commercial Street Bridge in Pittsburgh

PennDOT District 11 scheduled a controlled explosive demolition of the I-376 Commercial Street Bridge for July 15, 2026, weather permitting.

The announcement, issued July 14, identified the bridge as being in Edgewood Borough and the City of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County. It described planned removal of the structure and associated transportation impacts.

A scheduled event, not a confirmed completion

The available PennDOT notice was issued before the planned demolition date. It says the explosive demolition was scheduled for July 15 and makes the work conditional on weather.

That distinction is significant: the notice does not establish that the demolition took place, nor does it say whether weather changed the planned schedule. The scheduled date should therefore be understood as PennDOT’s announced plan, rather than confirmation of completed work.

The structure named in the notice is the I-376 Commercial Street Bridge. PennDOT located it across Edgewood Borough and Pittsburgh, placing the planned work in the I-376 corridor in Allegheny County.

What the announcement does and does not detail

PennDOT said the announcement concerned bridge removal and transportation impacts. However, the available release does not include a full detour schedule. It also does not provide a replacement-cost estimate or a date for completion of replacement work.

As a result, the announcement does not supply a complete schedule for traffic changes connected with the removal, and it does not establish a final timeline for a replacement bridge. Those details cannot be determined from this pre-event notice alone.

The announcement identifies PennDOT District 11 as the agency office that issued the notice. It does not provide a subsequent status update confirming the result of the weather-permitting July 15 plan.

What comes next

The next dated step identified in the available announcement was the planned July 15 controlled demolition, subject to weather. Confirmation that the demolition occurred, any revised scheduling, and any specific detour or replacement information would require a later PennDOT update.

For now, the verified development is limited to PennDOT’s July 14 announcement of the planned bridge removal. The agency’s notice identifies the location, the planned demolition method and the weather condition, while leaving the later construction and traffic details unspecified.