Upgrades are coming to the Parkway East to help alleviate flooding concerns on the “bathtub” section of the highway in Downtown Pittsburgh.
The section of the Parkway East has earned its nickname with repeated flooding of the Monongahela River.
Once the muddy waters of the river top 25 feet, the Parkway East is underwater and it seems to be happening more frequently, so PennDOT says enough is enough…