Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that only shoulder closures are expected at this time on Parkway East (I-376) in Allegheny County on Monday and Tuesday nights, May 12-13, 2008, weather permitting.
No full mainline work is scheduled at this time. Lane closures are expected to resume on Wednesday night, May 14. A release will be issued with more details later in the week.
Parkway East Schedule
May 12-13, 2008:
· Possible shoulder closures only in either direction from the Edgewood Swissvale Interchange (Exit 7) to the Churchill Interchange (Exit 10A) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Monday-Tuesday nights. Motorists are advised to use caution.
· In addition, nightly short-term, intermittent lane closures will occur on Bates Street at Exit 3 from Second Avenue to Forbes Avenue from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. through May 16 for manhole/valve box cover adjustments. This work is part of the 2007 Parkway East project.
Similar to the work that has occurred on the Parkway East over the past two construction seasons, the 2.92 mile, $22.8 mile project for 2008 includes concrete pavement patching and bituminous overlay, milling and resurfacing of mainline and interchange ramps, drainage, guide rail and end treatment upgrades, shoulder improvements, bridge preservation work on 15 structures (including three structurally deficient (SD) bridges that will be removed from the SD list once the project is completed), acceleration and deceleration ramp lengthening, signing and pavement markings, and other miscellaneous construction on the Parkway East in the City of Pittsburgh and the Boroughs of Swissvale, Edgewood, Braddock Hills, Wilkinsburg, Forest Hills and Churchill. The project begins at the bridge over South Braddock Avenue at the Edgewood/Swissvale interchange and concludes at the bridge over Route 2048 (Business Route 22) in Churchill. The project will be completed in late 2008. The prime contractors for the project are the Trumbull Corporation of West Mifflin in a joint venture with Lindy Paving Inc. of New Castle.
To help keep motorists informed of construction activities and traffic restrictions on the Parkway East, PennDOT has established a website specifically for the project. The website, www.penndot11.com, provides information on the project, details on current construction activities and traffic restrictions and other useful information. In addition, website visitors can register for email updates that will be sent weekly for upcoming work and restrictions. PennDOT has also created a hotline number for road construction information. The number, 412-429-6035, provides current traffic restrictions and other useful information on the Parkway East project and other key improvements in the region.
