I-376 CONCRETE REPAIRS CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 13, AND THIS WEEKEND, NOVEMBER 14 & 15, IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH
This work has been canceled and will be rescheduled to minimize impacts on motorists since work will be occurring in other areas on the Parkway East tonight and this weekend.
Work to repair concrete on the Parkway East (I-376) in both directions will continue on Thursday night, Nov. 13, and this upcoming weekend, Nov. 14-15, 2008, in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
Work and restrictions will occur from 10 p.m. on Thursday to 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, and from 10 p.m. on Friday to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the following locations:
Lane closures:
* Inbound (westbound): between Boulevard of the Allies on-ramp and Stanwix Street off-ramp (Exit 1B)
* Outbound (eastbound): between the Smithfield Street Bridge and the Liberty Bridge
All ramps in this area will remain open.
NORTHBOUND LANES OF STANWIX STREET CLOSED BETWEEN PENN AVENUE AND FORT DUQUESNE BOULEVARD FROM OCTOBER 27 – MID-NOVEMBER
The northbound lanes of Stanwix Street between Penn Avenue and Fort Duquesne Boulevard will be closed until mid-November from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily to facilitate the installation of a new sewer line.
Southbound lanes of Stanwix Street between Penn Avenue and Fort Duquesne Boulevard will remain open. Access to 625 Stanwix Tower and Parking Garage will be maintained from the southbound lanes of Stanwix Street only. Traffic exiting the garage may only turn right onto the southbound lane of Stanwix Street. Motorists may use Penn Avenue, Liberty Avenue and Commonwealth Place as alternate routes.
Ninth St. Bridge closing for a month, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1 The Rachel Carson/Ninth Street Bridge will be closed to traffic starting October 1 and continuing through Oct. 31 for various minor repairs, including the surface of the concrete deck. At least one sidewalk will always remain open for pedestrians. Once those repairs are completed, work will move to the Andy Warhol/Seventh Street Bridge and then to the Roberto Clemente/Sixth Street Bridge. Mostly minor structural repairs, those two bridges will not require complete closure.
While the Carson/Ninth Street Bridge is closed, motorists should use the Warhol/Seventh Street Bridge as a detour. The 10th Street Bypass will not be affected. Closing the Carson/Ninth Street Bridge means the Port Authority will be detouring 13 bus routes -- 11C, 11D, 11E, 12A, 13C, 13F, 13J, 13K, 13X, 16D, 1D, 1F and 6A.
STANWIX STREET TO CLOSE BETWEEN PENN AND LIBERTY AVENUES SEPTEMBER 8
Stanwix Street between Penn and Liberty avenues will be closed beginning Monday, September 8. Although the one block of Stanwix Street will be closed to traffic, the intersection of Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street will remain open during the day for this phase of construction but will close between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. to facilitate night time utility relocation work. The intersection of Liberty Avenue and Stanwix Street will remain open at all times.
Motorists can use Sixth Street, Liberty Avenue, Commonwealth Place and Fort Duquesne Boulevard as alternate routes.
Pedestrian accommodations will be installed and maintained during the entire construction project, although for safety purposes, the Gateway Triangle will not be accessible to pedestrians.
LIBERTY TUNNEL IMPROVEMENTS BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 17
The outbound (southbound) Liberty Tunnel will be closed nightly beginning on Sunday night from the PJ McArdle Roadway to Rte 51. Inbound traffic will not be affected at this time. The outbound closure will occur nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday-Thursday through late February 2009. Signs will be posted to guide motorists.
Outbound Posted Detour:
- Make right onto PJ McArdle Roadway follow to Merrimac Street
- Continue straight onto Merrimac Street to Woodruff Street
- Follow Woodruff Street to Route 51/19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard)
- Make left onto Route 51/19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) and follow back to Route 19 (Liberty Avenue)
Outbound commercial vehicle traffic should take the Parkway East (I-376) to the Parkway West (I-279) to Rte 51 south to bypass the closure. Message boards will be posted to guide commercial vehicles through this detour.
SOUTHBOUND RTE 65 RAMP TO NORTH SHORE CLOSING MONDAY JUNE 16
The ramp from southbound Rte 65 to the North Shore will be closed beginning on Monday, June 16, 2008. In addition, the ramp from the northbound (inbound) West End Bridge to the North Shore will be restricted to a 12-foot wide lane and traffic on Reedsdale Street, North Shore Drive and Fontella Street will be reduced to a single lane. The ramp closure and lane restrictions will begin at 6 a.m. on June 16 and will continue around-the-clock through mid-May 2009.
Although Golden Triangle Construction Company is performing the work under a contract with the Majestic Star Casino, PennDOT is releasing this information as a public service only. Media and public inquiries should contact 724-695-1600 for additional information.
The single lane restrictions will occur at the following locations:
· Reedsdale Street from North Point Drive to North Shore Drive
- North Shore Drive from Reedsdale Street to Allegheny Avenue
- Fontella Street from Allegheny Avenue to Ridge Avenue
Signs will be posted to guide motorist around the closed ramp. The suggested detour is:
- Take the Beaver Avenue exit of southbound Rte 65
- Follow Beaver Avenue to Reedsdale Street
- Follow Reedsdale Street to North Shore Drive
- Return to the end of the closed ramp
FIFTH AVENUE TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS
The westbound lane of Fifth Avenue, between Wood Street and Liberty Avenue, will be closed Friday, September 21, 2007, until further notice to allow for construction steel deliveries to 3PNC.
Closure of P. J. McArdle Roadway
The lower section of P. J. McArdle Roadway between South 9th and Windom Streets is closed to all traffic from Saturday, August 25, 2007, and continuing until further notice. Two lanes of traffic are maintained from Arlington Avenue to Windom Street. All traffic is detoured via Arlington Avenue and Carson Street.
