Allegheny County Relaunches “Allegheny Alerts”

PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County announced today that its notification system, Allegheny Alerts, has moved to a new platform and relaunched with an improved set of offerings for county residents.

Enrollment in Allegheny Alerts is free. Residents can choose to receive timely phone, text, or email notifications about traffic restrictions on county-owned roads and bridges, parks and special event updates, public health notices, elections information, and more. Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service are also now available, as well. Alerts are available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Hindi. Public safety emergency notifications can be sent from Allegheny County to all cell phones in the area regardless of enrollment in Allegheny Alerts.

County Executive Sara Innamorato said: “Timely and important updates to our residents about topics like planned road closures, a last-minute polling place change on Election Day, pool closures, or an event change due to severe weather is a critical service for Allegheny County government to provide. I’m pleased we can offer Allegheny Alerts to convey important information when residents need it, to the device of their choosing, in their preferred language. This was a service requested by the public and a commitment we made in my All In Action Plan, and today we’re delivering on that promise.”

The prior platform for Allegheny Alerts, which was regularly used during the COVID pandemic, is being sunset. Residents previously enrolled in Allegheny Alerts have begun receiving notifications about the transition, including instructions on how to continue getting alerts on the new platform.

More information about Allegheny Alerts and other ways to stay in touch with Allegheny County via press releases or social media channels is available on the county website: Stay Connected with Allegheny County.

Press release published by Allegheny County Communications, July 9, 2026.