Lokay Lane by Jim Lokay

As the weekend nears, here's what's going on along the Parkway East corridor (courtesy of PennDOT):

Inbound:

• One lane open between Plum (new exit #84B) and Churchill (new exit #79B) from 9 P.M. Friday night through 5 A.M. Monday morning for paving work.
• Also, the inbound on-ramps to the Parkway East from Rodi Road will be closed at various intervals during the same time.  They will have detour signs posted to the on-ramp at Business 22.
• But wait!  That's not all!  The off-ramp at Penn Hills will also see sporadic closures through the weekend.  Follow the signs to Business 22, Beulah Road, and the ramps to the outbound Parkway East to get to Penn Hills.
• And Penn Hills won't be the only area that will see closures.  The ramps from Mosside Boulevard (Route 48) to the inbound Parkway East will be closed throughout parts of the weekend.  If they're closed, you'll have to head down Business 22 into Wilkins and re-join the Parkway East from there.

There is some good news, though.  No outbound closures are scheduled.  PennDOT had planned on some outbound bridge work near Churchill, but that has been canceled.