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Apple Maps is still messing up your Parkway East commute.

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Your GPS is messing up your commute again, n'at?

So listen—yinz know how Apple Maps sometimes just… loses its mind? Well, apparently, it's still sending folks right onto Commercial Street, which has been closed longer than a Primanti's on Christmas. People are making wrong turns, U-turns, and even getting their big trucks stuck. It’s for the Parkway East construction, so it ain't exactly a secret, but these apps, they just don't seem to get the memo.

Here's why this is more than just an annoyance. Think about all the folks tryna get from the East End, maybe Squirrel Hill or Regent Square, and they’re just following the phone, right? Next thing they know, they’re in a mess, trying to turn around on a street that's literally under construction. It ain't just an inconvenience; it can be dangerous, especially with all the heavy equipment and detours around there. It's like the tunnels, whenever you're going into the Fort Pitt or Liberty Tunnel, everyone slows down for no reason. This is that, but worse, 'cause you're stuck.

* **Road Closed:** Commercial Street is closed for Parkway East construction.

* **The Problem:** Apple Maps keeps routing drivers onto the closed street.

* **The Impact:** Drivers are getting stuck, making dangerous U-turns, and causing traffic headaches.

This ain't just a tech glitch, it’s a genuine Pittsburgh problem, gumming up traffic in an area that’s already a nightmare during rush hour. Someone needs to redd up that map data, because the last thing we need is more chaos on our already wild roads, n'at?

That's the Burgh, yinz — steel town heart, no matter what.

Mike and the crew are probably already raggin' on this — catch 'em live at mornings.live.

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