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HOV lane from I-279 South to Bedford Avenue to open tonight for Pens fans

The HOV lane from southbound Interstate 279 to Bedford Avenue will open to help ease traffic for fans attending Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final Monday night at PPG Paints Arena .

PennDOT announced that the high occupancy vehicle lane will open from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Motorists who intend to access the Bedford Avenue HOV lane must be in the left lane of southbound I-279.

The lane will close around 8:30 p.m.

PennDOT cautioned that there will be no access to Anderson Street and Stadium Drive. There will also be no northbound access to the HOV lanes.