Traffic watch
Highlights from major construction projects around Pittsburgh and surrounding areas this week
1. Boundary Street/Pittsburgh: Closed until April 4 between Joncaire Street and South Neville Street in Oakland for utility work.
2. Henderson Street/North Side: Alternating traffic during wall construction. Fountain Street closed between Shockoe Way and Henderson. Henderson restricted to a narrow lane east of Fountain.
3. Perry Highway/Marshall: Daily single-lane closures in both directions between Thorn Hill Road and Warrendale Bayne Road, 6 a.m.-5 p.m., through fall 2022. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is building a new bridge pier where the turnpike crosses over Perry Highway.
4. Saxonburg Road/Fawn, Harrison: Closed indefinitely in both directions between Route 908 and Freeport Road. Local traffic permitted. 5. East Carson Street/ Pittsburgh: Single-lane restrictions between Arlington Avenue and 22nd Street weekdays 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through late August. Parking and sidewalk restrictions will continue between Fifth Street and 22nd Street around the clock.
6. Noblestown Road/Oakdale Borough: Closed between Hill Road and Gregg Station Road until further notice. Detour posted.
7. Dooker’s Hollow Bridge/ North Braddock/East Pittsburgh: Closed until December for replacement.
8. O’Connell Boulevard/ North Braddock: Closed beneath the Dooker’s Hollow Bridge for continuing work on the bridge.
9. Way Hollow Road/Edgeworth, Sewickley Heights: Closed indefinitely between Woodland and Backbone roads.
10. Sixth Avenue/Rankin: Closed between Kenmawr Avenue and Duquesne Way through late summer.
11. Route 136/Elizabeth: Long-term closure between Route 51 in Forward and Long Hollow Road.
12. Mansfield Avenue/ Green Tree: Single-lane alternating traffic between Holiday Drive and Trumbull Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through late June for sidewalk and curb work.
13. South Park Road/ Bethel Park: Single-lane, alternating traffic between Thornwood and Buttonwood drives 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays through April 30. Utility pole installation, traffic signal improvements, milling and paving, and roadway widening for left turn lanes at the intersection with Logan Road.
14. Route 8/Shaler: Lane restrictions in both directions starting Monday between Butler Plank Road and East Pennview Avenue. Gas line replacement work will be done between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays through April 20.
15. Route 8/Middlesex: Three bridges just across the Allegheny County line in Butler County will be replaced, with work beginning Monday and lasting through mid-August 2022. The project impacts about 1.5 miles of the highway. Daylight and night-time work.
16. Thoms Run Road/Collier: Closed near its intersection with Forsythe Road beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday until sometime in May for replacement of Chartiers Creek Bridge No. 23.
17. Boston Hollow Road/ Elizabeth: Single-lane alternating traffic between Pierce Road and Lovedale Road, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through early September for waterline installation.
18. Logan Road/Bethel Park: Single-lane alternating traffic at the intersection of South Park Road, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday through April 30 for improvement work.
19. Evergreen Road/ Millvale: Closed starting Monday through mid-October between Klopfer Street and East Ohio Street for waterline work.
20. McLaughlin Run Road/ Upper St. Clair: Single-lane restrictions at the intersection of McMillian Road/Lesnett Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through April 2. Work includes widening the existing roadway, pipe work and installing temporary traffic signals.
21. Perry Highway/Pine: Single-lane restrictions in both directions between Wallace Road and Nicholas Drive, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through late June. Private crews conducting roadway, driveway and other modifications at the Wexford Health & Wellness Pavilion. 22. Route 30/East McKeesport, East Pittsburgh,
North Versailles: Single-lane restrictions in various locations between Electric Avenue in East Pittsburgh and Route 48 in North Versailles and Lenox Avenue in Forest Hills and Route 48 in North Versailles, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through late May.
23. I-579/Pittsburgh: Overnight lane restrictions on the “Cap” Urban Connector project continues Monday through Thursday nights. Single-lane and shoulder restrictions northbound between the Bedford Avenue and Webster Avenue bridges, 8 p.m.-6 a.m. each night. No restrictions southbound. Friday night will be used as a makeup night if work is not completed.
24. Elizabeth Bridge/Elizabeth, West Elizabeth boroughs: Single-lane restrictions in each direction on the bridge and associated ramps, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through late April, for bridge inspection. Additionally, lane restrictions will occur on Route 837 beneath various ramps during the same time frame.
25. Route 28/various locations: Work on the Route 28 Highland Park Bridge Interchange project will mean single-lane alternating traffic between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday through late August. Also, overnight ramp closure Monday night from northbound Route 28 to southbound Route 8 in Etna. Detour posted. Overnight single-lane restrictions, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday nights through late August. Restrictions will occur between the Highland Park Bridge and Delafield Avenue. Friday and Saturday nights may be used for makeup days.
26. Mayview Road/South Fayette: Bridge over a branch of Chartiers Creek will be replaced, with work beginning Monday. Part of Mayview between Boyce Road and Georgetown Road will close to through traffic. Detour posted.
27. Elizabeth Road/Dravosburg: Closed between Scott Drive and Curry Hollow Road, April 12 through the end of May, to repair damage to a support wall and guide rail caused by a vehicle crash. Detour posted.
28. Bocktown Road/Crescent: Closed to through traffic between Route 51 and Harper Road, 7 a.m. Monday through April 12 for slide repair work.
29. Route 837/West Mifflin: Short-term traffic stoppages between New England Hollow Road and Lebanon School Road, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through April 16 for drilling operations, permitting.
30. Liberty Tunnel/Pittsburgh: Inspection activities 8 p.m.-5 a.m. Sunday through April 11. Overnight closures. Sunday, inbound (northbound). Monday, inbound. Tuesday, outbound (southbound). Wednesday, outbound. Thursday, outbound. Friday through Sunday nights, April 2-4, no work. April 5, outbound. April 6, outbound. April 7, inbound. April 8, inbound. April 9-10, no work. April 11, inbound if needed.
31. Logans Ferry Road/ Plum: Single-land alternating traffic 7 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays through April 16 for gas line replacement work between Entrance Drive and Columbia Drive.
32. Baum Boulevard/Pittsburgh: Street and sidewalk restrictions, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays through April 29 in the vicinity of South Graham Street, South Negley Avenue and South Euclid Avenue as the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority works in the area. In addition, lane restrictions will resume Monday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays, from South Graham Street to South Highland Avenue, through late May for roadway and sidewalk improvements.
33. Route 910/Marshall: Single-lane restrictions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Thursday for traffic signal upgrades. Monday and Tuesday, intersection of Nicholson Road; Tuesday through Thursday, intersection of southbound I-79 ramp; Wednesday and Thursday, intersection of Mingo Road.
34. Nike Site Road Bridge/ Collier: Shoulder restrictions from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Thursday over the Panhandle Trail between Noblestown Road and Gregg Station Road. Preparatory work for bridge rehabilitation project.