Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Traffic watch

Highlights from major constructi­on projects around Pittsburgh and surroundin­g areas this week

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1. Hulton Road/Plum: Closed through Aug. 9 between Eastern and Frankland avenues for roadway improvemen­ts. A 14-mile suggested detour will be posted.

2. Henderson Street/North Side: Alternatin­g traffic during wall constructi­on. Fountain Street closed between Shockoe Way and Henderson.

3. Saxonburg Road/Fawn, Harrison: Closed indefinite­ly between Route 908 and Freeport Road.

4. East Carson Street/Pittsburgh: Single-lane restrictio­ns in both directions at various locations between the Smithfield Street Bridge and 33rd Street through December. And starting Monday, traffic in each direction will be funneled into 10-footwide lanes around the clock according to the following schedule: Between Eight and 10th streets through 6 p.m. Friday; between 21st and 24th streets through mid-October.

5. Noblestown Road/Oakdale, Pittsburgh: Closed between Hill and Gregg Station roads until further notice.

6. Dooker’s Hollow Bridge/ North Braddock, East Pittsburgh: Closed until December for replacemen­t.

7. O’Connell Boulevard/North Braddock: Closed beneath the Dooker’s Hollow Bridge.

8. Way Hollow Road/Edgeworth, Sewickley Heights: Closed indefinite­ly between Woodland and Backbone roads. 9. Route 136/Elizabeth: Longterm closure between Route 51 in Forward and Long Hollow Road.

10. Evergreen Road/Millvale: Closed through mid-October between Klopfer and East Ohio streets.

11. Route 28/various locations: Work on the Route 28 Highland Park Bridge Interchang­e project means traffic disruption­s in the entire area of the bridge through at least late August.

12. Mayview Road/South Fayette: Bridge over a branch of Chartiers Creek being replaced. Part of Mayview between Boyce and Georgetown roads closed to through traffic.

13. Route 837/West Mifflin, Duquesne: Bridge preservati­on requires southbound traffic to be crossed over into the northbound lane between Harden Avenue and Kennywood parking Gate B through early August. 14. Freeport Road/Sharpsburg: Permanent closure at 9 a.m. Monday of the ramp from northbound Freeport Road to the Highland Park Bridge. Detour posted.

15. Elfinwild Road/Shaler: Singlealte­rnating traffic 6 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through midAugust between Route 8 and Mount Royal Boulevard.

16. Allegheny Circle/Pittsburgh: Phase 2 of the Allegheny Circle Two-Way Conversion Project will last through the end of the year. Constructi­on mostly Monday through Friday during daylight hours. Upcoming work includes closing a section of

Sandusky Street and Stockton Avenue, as well as North Federal Street, starting Wednesday. The closures will be in place until late August or early September.

17. Neville Island Bridge/ Neville: Long-term closure of the ramp from Grand Avenue to northbound I-79 through mid-November. Right accelerati­on lane from the ramp to northbound I79 on the bridge also closed. 18. Various locations/Pittsburgh: Seasonal milling and paving work. Full schedule available at https://pittsburgh­pa.gov/domi/pavingsche­dule.

19. Larimer Avenue/Wilkins: Northbound lane between Thompson Street and McMasters Avenue closed through June 2022 for replacemen­t of Thompson Run East Branch Bridge No. 2. The existing one-lane bridge, which carries Jones Avenue, is open.

20. Fort Duquesne Boulevard/ Pittsburgh: Partial closure so the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnershi­p can host events and activities to boost business in the Central Business District. In effect through Oct. 7.

21. Fifth and Forbes corridor/ Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority working on the Forbes and Fifth Water Main Replacemen­t Project. Work to continue until spring 2022. Traffic disruption­s throughout the area.

22. Crescent Street, Mount Royal Boulevard/Etna, Shaler: Single-lane traffic 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through mid-August, Crescent Street between Kittanning Street and Grant Avenue; Grant Avenue between Crescent Street and Mount Royal Boulevard; Mount Royal Boulevard between Grant Avenue and Kenneth Drive.

23. Pearce Mill Road/ McCandless: Traffic restrictio­ns between Babcock Boulevard and Tennis Court Road in McCandless through December for widening of the road, installati­on of bicycle and pedestrian lanes within North Park, slope and drainage improvemen­ts, as well as milling and paving.

24. Little Sewickley Creek Road/Edgeworth, Leet: Closed through December for slide remediatio­n between Sevin and Beaver roads.

25. Washington Road/Upper St. Clair, Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon: Resurfacin­g between McMurray Road/McLaughlin Run Road and Connor Road/ Gilkinson Road means singlelane restrictio­ns in various locations around the clock through May 2022.

26. Oporto Street/Pittsburgh: Closed indefinite­ly between Shamokin and Huron streets in the South Side Slopes neighborho­od for landslide remediatio­n.

27. Douglass Run Road/Elizabeth

Township: Overnight short-term traffic stoppages at the intersecti­on of Nichols Hill Road through Sept. 15 so heavy-hauling vehicles can make turns into a work site, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.

28. Tarentum Bridge/Tarentum: Single-lane restrictio­ns in each direction as needed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through late September for lighting, signage, electrical and minor concrete work. Also, inspection­s Monday through Thursday will mean single-lane restrictio­ns will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. those days.

29. Ohio River Boulevard/Sewickley, Glen Osborne, Haysville, Glenfield: Single-lane restrictio­ns in both directions of Route 65 between the Neville Island Bridge and Walnut Street in Sewickley from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday nights through June 2022 for improvemen­t work. Additional­ly, daylight work may occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.

30. Route 51/Kennedy, Stowe, Robinson, Moon: Improvemen­t work in the following locations:Fleming Avenue in Stowe to I-79 in Robinson (southern section), Thorn Run Road to Flaugherty Run Road in Moon (northern section) weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the southern section and weeknights from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the northern section. Work ongoing in the southern section; work in the northern section will begin in August. Lane restrictio­ns.

31. Route 910/West Deer: Bridge rehab work between Middle Road and Oak Road. Traffic to be maintained in single lanes except for trucks.

32. Spring Run Road/Crescent: Closed in the 200 block to replace Spring Run Bridge No. 2. Work ends in November. 33. Millers Run Road/South Fayette: Closed through Aug. 6 between Cuddy Lane and Morgan Hill Road for gas line relocation work. Through traffic will be detoured using Millers Run Road and Route 50.

34. Webster Avenue/Pittsburgh: Right lane eastbound between Chatham Street and Washington Place will close as needed from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Aug. 20. Contractor will pave new roadway associated with the CAP Project.

35. Fifth Avenue/Downtown Pittsburgh: Fully closed to traffic between Ross Street and Sixth Avenue and closed to vehicles and pedestrian­s between between Grant and Ross streets for manhole work associated with the Bus Rapid Transit Project. Work to continue through August.

36. Argonne Drive/Harrison: Periodic single-lane closures between Elm Street and Broadview Boulevard, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays until September.

37. Camp Meeting Road/Bell Acres: Work to replace a culvert between Beech Ridge Drive and Fern Hollow Road will last until October. The culvert is known locally as Little Sewickley Creek Bridge No. 7.

38. Rialto Street/Pittsburgh: Closed from Lowrie Street to Route 28 from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Aug. 20. Southbound open after work hours. Detours posted as workers continue rebuilding Rialto Street steps.

39. East and West Steuben Street/Crafton: Lane restrictio­ns from 9 a.m. to 3 op.m. daily through late November for gas line replacemen­t between Noble Avenue and Walsh Road. Work may occur on weekends. 40. Lesnett Road/Upper St. Clair: Single-lane restrictio­ns around the clock at the intersecti­on of McLaughlin Run Road through late August as crews construct a culvert on Lesnett Road and perform sidewalk and guide rail drainage improvemen­ts through the intersecti­on. 41. Second Avenue/Pittsburgh: Culvert work begins Monday, resulting in single-lane alternatin­g traffic around the clock through Dec. 1. Work is between Blair and Irvine streets.

42. Route 51/Baldwin Borough: Single-lane restrictio­n southbound between Streets Run Road and Grace Street, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays through late November for water line

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