Work begins Tuesday on Route 88 in South Park, Hot Metal Bridge

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Friday that it will be starting construction work Tuesday on Route 88 in South Park and on the Hot Metal Bridge across the Monongahela River, both of which will include shifts in traffic.

Construction on Route 88 will occur between Churchill Road and Clifton Road, starting at 7 a. m. Traffic will be shifted onto a temporary lane, and a single 12- foot wide lane will be maintained in both directions, according to a news release.

PennDOT says construction on this section of Route 88 will continue “around- the- clock” through late October as construction crews from CH& D Enterprises Inc. conduct roadway replacement and widening work.

This project is part of a $ 4.37 million improvement project for Route 88, according to PennDOT. The project plans on widening Route 88; replacing two stone arch bridges; adding two left- turn lanes at the Clifton Road and Churchill Road intersections; adding a right- turning lane from Clifton Road to southbound Route 88; making drainage updates, signal improvements and guide rail upgrades; and adding pavement markings, according to the news release.

PennDOT also announced it will begin work to widen the Hot Metal

Bridge starting 7 a. m. Tuesday, weather permitting. The bridge connects South Oakland with the South Side.

Shifts in traffic and lane narrowing will occur around the clock through late November as crews from Allison Park Contractors work on the bridge. A single 11- foot- wide lane will be maintained in each direction on the bridge, according to PennDOT.