Pittsburgh PENNDOT Traffic News Releases

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that work to repair an existing slide on Route 2079 Nichols Hill Road in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, will begin on Thursday, May 1, 2008.

To allow the necessary work to occur, Route 2079 Nichols Hill Road will be closed to thru-traffic around-the-clock beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday through late May 2008. Route 2079 Nichols Hill Road has been reduced to a single lane since the slide occurred several months ago between Fallen Timber Road and Route 2017 (Douglas Run Road). Work includes repairing the slope, wall construction, roadway and shoulder reconstruction and guide rail.    

Signs are posted to guide motorists around the closed section of Route 2079 Nichols Hill Road. Traffic is being detoured using Fallen Timber Road, Blythedale Road and Douglas Run Road. Access for local residents and businesses will be provided from Fallen Timber Road only. About 1,100 vehicles travel on Nichols Hill Road on an average day. The contractor performing the $50,000 slide repair is Michael Facchiano Contracting, Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA.

PennDOT advises motorists to be prepared for changing traffic patterns and possible delays when traveling through the area. Call 1-800 FIX ROAD to report roadway concerns.

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11, in cooperation with the Lane Construction Company, is advising motorists lane closures and other restrictions will occur at the intersection of Route 8 and Route 910 in Richland Township, Allegheny County, on Thursday and Friday nights, May 1-2, 2008.

Although Lane Construction is performing the work under a contract with ECHO Richland Associates, PennDOT is releasing this information as a public service only. Traffic on Route 8 will be reduced to a single lane in each direction. Route 910 will also be restricted and shifted at the intersection. The lane closures and restrictions will occur from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. both nights for milling and resurfacing and the addition of a turning lane on Route 910 at the intersection.

Motorists are advised to use caution, be prepared for changing traffic patterns, and allow extra time when traveling through the area. Media and public inquires can contact 412-719-6506 for additional information.

Pittsburgh, PA - PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists the off-ramp from northbound I-579 to 7th Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will be closed this weekend, May 2-5, 2008.

The 7^th Avenue off-ramp will be closed beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 2, and will remain closed continuously around-the-clock through 5 a.m. on Monday, May 5. The closure is necessary as crews begin work to mill, concrete patch, bituminous overlay and rehabilitated the ramp.

Signs will be posted to guide motorists around the closed ramp.

Suggested detour:

·        Take Center Avenue off-ramp

·        Turn right (south) onto Washington Place

·        Turn right (west) onto 5^th Avenue

·        Turn right (north) onto 6^th Avenue

·        Follow 6^th Avenue to Grant Street

·        Turn right (north) onto Grant Street back to 7^th Avenue

The overall $5.2 million project includes rehabilitation, milling, concrete patching, structural repairs, signing and pavement markings and bituminous overlay on I-579 and various ramps. Lane closure and additional detours will be necessary as the project progresses. 

The prime contractor for the project is the Swank Construction Company of New Kensington, PA. The project will conclude in late 2008.

PennDOT advises motorists to use caution and slow down when traveling through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Pittsburgh, PA- PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that southbound Route 88 (Library Road) will be closed between McNeilly Road and Sixth Street/Killarney Drive in the City of Pittsburgh and the Borough of Castle Shannon, Allegheny County, weather permitting, beginning on Monday, May 5, 2008. Northbound Route 88 will not be affected at this time. 

Southbound Route 88 will be closed beginning at 9 a.m. on May 5 and will continue around-the-clock through 11 p.m. on Friday Saturday, May 10. The closure is necessary as crews work around the clock to complete intersection realignment, overlay, drainage and other improvements on Route 88. Signs will be posted to guide motorists during the closure. 

The suggested detour is:

• Turn right off Route 88 onto McNeilly Road
• Follow McNeilly Road to Pioneer Avenue
• Make left onto Pioneer Avenue, then left onto southbound Route 19 (West Liberty Avenue/Washington Road)
• Turn left off Route 19 onto Connor Road (SR 3038)
• Follow Connor Road back to Route 88

The work is part of a $4.3 million project that started last year to improve Route 88 including bituminous overlay, intersection realignment, drainage, traffic signal pavement markings and other miscellaneous construction.  The prime contractor for this project is John Gulisek Construction.  The project will be completed in the June 2008.

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists lane closures will occur on Edgewood Avenue in the area of the bridge over the Parkway East (I-376) on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in the Borough of Edgewood, Allegheny County.

Traffic on Edgewood Avenue will be reduced to single lane alternating use from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday in the work area. Flag crews will be used to control traffic movements. The lane closure is necessary as crews conduct paving operations on Edgewood Avenue between Laurel and Oakview streets.

The paving work on Edgewood Avenue is part of the 2.92 mile, $22.8 mile project on the Parkway East that 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 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.