The Parkway East’s notorious “bathtub” section is so-called because it tends to fill up with water during heavy rains and rising river water. (Kristina Serafini | TribLive)
An anticipated PennDOT project to address a flood-prone portion of Parkway East is on the horizon.
PennDOT plans to increase the height of the existing floodwalls along Parkway East’s bathtub section — the section that runs alongside the Mon Wharf in Downtown Pittsburgh. The 2,500-foot-long portion of the interstate gets its nickname from its history of floods when the Monongahela River rises and spills over the concrete wall…