Traffic watch

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

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

2. East Carson Street/Pittsburgh: Single-lane restrictions in both directions at various locations between the Smithfield Street Bridge and 33rd Street, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. through May.

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

4. Way Hollow Road/Edgeworth, Sewickley Heights: Closed indefinitely between Woodland and Backbone roads.

5. Route 136/Elizabeth: Long-term closure between Route 51 in Forward and Long Hollow Road.

6. 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. Traffic disruptions throughout the area.

7. Fallowfield Avenue/Pittsburgh: Closed through April from Hampshire Avenue to Broadway Avenue in Beechview for slope work.

8. Jones Avenue/Wilkins and Turtle Creek: Work to replace Thompson Run East Branch Bridge No. 2 has resumed. Northbound lane of Larimer Avenue to reopen in August and the new bridge will open in October.

9. Ardmore Boulevard/Forest Hills: Crews conducting preliminary construction activities in advance of an improvement project connecting routes 8 and 30 between Brinton Road in Wilkinsburg and Yost Boulevard in Forest Hills that will conclude in summer 2023.

10. Nike Site Road/Collier: Rehabilitation work on the bridge between Noblestown Road and Gregg Station Road will continue into 2022 because of problems discovered after the bridge deck was removed. Detours posted.

11. I-79/South Fayette, Collier, Bridgeville: Overnight lane restrictions in both directions beginning Tuesday night between Alpine and Prestley roads through late January for drilling operations. Additionally, daylight shoulder restrictions will occur in the same area from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the end of January.

12. West Liberty Avenue/Dormont: Traffic shifts, lane restrictions between Biltmore and Tennessee avenues, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through early April, for gas line replacement.

13. Route 50/Bridgeville and South Fayette: Lane closures from from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. weeknights in each direction between James Street in Bridgeville and Millers Run Road in South Fayette through late 2022. Crews will widen the bridge over Chartiers Creek to seven lanes. Additionally, an exclusive lane from southbound Washington Pike to northbound I-79 will be constructed, widening work will occur on the northbound I-79 on-ramp, and Chartiers Street will be widened to include a turning lane.

14. Mayview Road/South Fayette: Closed until further notice between Chartiers Creek and Hastings Crescent for slide cleanup. Detour posted.

15. Mt. Royal Boulevard/ Hampton: Single-lane restrictions between Craighead Road and Old Mt. Royal Boulevard, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through late March for pipeline work.

16. Seventh Street/Sharpsburg: closed at Main Street through late February for sanitary and storm sewer work and utility relocation. The continuing project also will require periodic closures of other roadways in the area until the project concludes in the fall.

17. Route 65, I-79/Glenfield: Ramps from Route 65 and Deer Run Road to southbound I-79 at the Neville Island Bridge closed in both directions through early March for the installation of a paint-containment system. Detours posted.

18. Forbes Avenue/Pittsburgh: Closed indefinitely at the Fern Hollow Bridge between Oakland and Squirrel Hill because of bridge collapse.