OUTBOUND PARKWAY WEST RAMP TO CARNEGIE CLOSURES CONTINUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17

The ramp from the outbound (southbound) Parkway West (I-279) to Carnegie at Exit 2 in the Borough of Carnegie, Allegheny County, will be closed during off-peak hours beginning on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008.

The main ramp off I-279 will remain open; only the split to Carnegie will be closed. Motorists will still be able to use the ramp toward Heidelberg. The ramp will be closed nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily (Monday-Thursday) through Dec. 13 for bridge joint repairs on the bridge that carries I-279 over the ramp. Some weekend work may occur if needed. Detour signs will be in place to guide traffic: The posted detour will be to continue on the ramp toward Heidelberg onto Lydia Street, making a right onto Chestnut Street into Carnegie.

WEST END TRAFFIC PATTERNS CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Traffic patterns through the West End Circle will change significantly on Friday evening, Nov. 7, 2008.

The following changes will occur beginning at approximately 6 p.m. on Friday:

*       The new bridge (South Main Street Connector) between Route 60 (South Main Street) and Steuben Street will open.

*       Dumas Street will permanently close. Dumas Street is the short connection between Steuben Street and Route 19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard).

o       To access northbound Route 60, stay in far right lane.

o       To access downtown/South Side, remain on Steuben Street, stay in second right lane using new South Main Street Connector Bridge

o       To access Route 19 to Fort Pitt Tunnel and I-279 (Parkway West), use two left lanes.

*       Traffic signals on Route 19 and Steuben Street at Dumas Street intersections will be removed improving traffic flow through the West End.

*       Route 60 (South Main Street) will remain closed through early 2009 to allow crews to replace the bridge over Saw Mill Run.

*       Northbound (inbound) Route 19 from the Fort Pitt Tunnel to the West End will be reduced to a single lane daily through March 2009

*       Access maintained to Artifacts using the new South Main Street Connector Bridge. Area residents are also reminded access is being provided to and from all businesses in the West End.

SOUTHBOUND (INBOUND) RTE 60 LONG-TERM SINGLE LANE CLOSURE AT MONTOUR RUN BEGINS TUESDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 2, IN ROBINSON

On Tuesday night, Sept. 2, beginning at 8 p.m., the inbound (southbound) right lane of Rte 60 through the Montour Run Road interchange will be closed long-term, around-the-clock through late November 2008. (Note: This will still allow two lanes of traffic to remain open during the day through the interchange.) In addition, traffic entering inbound (southbound) Rte 60 from Montour Run Road will be required to stop. The long-term lane closure is necessary to allow crews to conduct structural repairs on the bridge that carries Montour Run Road over Rte 60.