Traffic

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists traffic will be reduced to a single lane on the outbound (southbound) Parkway West (I-279) in the area of the Route 121 (Greentree Road) interchange (Exit 4A) in the Borough of Greentree, Allegheny County, this weekend, June 27-30. In addition, the outbound Parkway West off-ramp to Greentree Road will be closed. The outbound lane closures and ramp closure will also continue nightly next week.     

Inbound traffic will not be affected at this time. The right lane, exit lane and ramp closure on the outbound Parkway West will occur according to the following schedule:

• June 27-28: Midnight Friday to 10 p.m. Saturday
• June 28-29: Midnight Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday
• June 29-30: 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday
• June 30-July 3: Nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday  

Signs will be posted to guide motorists during the off-ramp closures. Traffic will be detoured using the Parkway Center exit (Exit 4B) from the outbound Parkway West prior to the Greentree interchange. 

The restrictions are necessary as crews continue a $2.5 million project to improve and the bridge that carries Greentree Road over the Parkway West (I-279). The project includes repainting and repairing the Route 121 (Greentree Road) Bridge structure and deck, and milling, asphalt overlay, drainage work, and other improvements Route 121 (Greentree Road) from the Parkway West inbound (northbound) off-ramp to Mansfield Avenue.

To minimize impacts on the traveling public, any restrictions needed on the Parkway West will only occur at night and on weekends. No work will occur on the Parkway West, but lane closures will be required for access and public safety as crews work on the bridge above the roadway. Shoulder closures and lane restrictions will also occur on Route 121 (Greentree Road).

The prime contractor for the project, which also includes similar improvements on the ramp that connects northbound Route 19 to the outbound Parkway West near the Fort Pitt Tunnels, is Mosites Construction Company of Pittsburgh, PA.  The overall project will be completed in September.

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

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists the ramp from northbound Route 51/19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) to the outbound (southbound) Parkway West (I-279) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will be closed this weekend, June 27-30, weather permitting. The ramp will also be closed nightly next week. 

Crews will begin a project to rehabilitate and repaint the ramp. The closure will begin at 8 p.m. tonight, Friday, June 27, and will continue around-the-clock through 6 a.m. on Monday, June 30. The closure will also occur nightly next week from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday morning. Signs will be posted to guide motorists during the closure. The posted detour will be:

·        Continue northbound on Route 51/19 to the West End Circle

·        Travel through West End Circle looping back to southbound Route 51

·        Take the southbound ramp from Route 51 to the outbound Parkway West

The work is included in a $2.5 million contract to improve and the bridge that carries Greentree Road over the Parkway West (I-279) and the northbound Route 51/19 ramp. The prime contractor for the project is the Mosites Construction Company of Pittsburgh, PA.  The overall project will be completed in September.

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

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that a short-term single left lane closure will occur on westbound Route 22/30 between the Tonidale and Oakdale Interchanges on Friday, June 26, 2008, in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, weather permitting.

Note: This work was originally scheduled to occur on Wednesday but was postponed.

The single lane closure is necessary as contractor crews conduct concrete median barrier repairs. To minimize impacts on the traveling public, the lane closure will only occur between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The prime contractor for the repairs is Green Acres Contracting, Inc. of Scottdale, PA.

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 work to install median cable guide rail on Route 28 (Allegheny Valley Expressway) between the Creighton (Exit 13) and Tarentum (Exit 14) interchanges in East Deer and Fawn townships and the borough of Tarentum, Allegheny County, will begin on Monday, June 30, 2008.

To allow the necessary work to occur, left lane closures will occur daily in both directions on Route 28 through Thursday, July 3, 2008. Traffic will not be restricted during peak periods northbound and southbound. Any necessary restrictions and lane closures will occur according to the following schedule:

Northbound (outbound):

·        7 a.m. to noon

Southbound (inbound):

·        Noon to 5 p.m.

The lane closures are necessary as crews install a high tension cable barrier system and guide rail in the median on Route 28 as a safety improvement to prevent crossover crashes.

The prime contractor for the $225,000 project is Green Acres Contracting Co. Inc. of Scottdale, PA. PennDOT advises motorists to slow down and use caution when traveling through the area.  Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility. 

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the completion date for improvements to the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on the Parkway North (I-279) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, has been moved to late July due to additional repairs on the structure that carries the HOV over Route 4003 (McKnight Road).

The original schedule indicated the repairs would be completed by July 4. However, additional work and time are needed to repair a crack caused by long-term settlement in a bridge abutment. Completing the work at this time will preserve and protect this bridge for many years to come.  

“We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause commuters,” District Executive Dan Cessna, P.E. said. “Once the need for additional repairs was revealed, it was imperative we design the repair and complete this work now while the bridge and HOV lanes are already closed.”          

PennDOT has committed to opening the HOV lanes for the July 19 Pittsburgh Triathlon, which uses the HOV as a leg of the race. The HOV lanes will remain closed, however, to vehicles through late July.

Despite the HOV completion delay, PennDOT hopes to keep the project on schedule by adjusting other construction activities and phases. Additional details will be available prior to the HOV lanes reopening.  

The $11.2 million system preservation project on Interstate 279 (Parkway North) and the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes between the Ohio Street/Route 28 interchange (Exit 7) and Camp Horne Road (Exit 15) in Allegheny County includes the repair and reconstruction of the HOV lanes, concrete pavement patching, drainage, guide rail, signing, pavement markings, rehabilitation and repair on 13 bridge structures (the bridge that carries I-279 over McKnight Road currently rated structurally deficient (SD), but will be removed from the SD list once the project is completed) and other improvements on about 8 miles of the Parkway North in the City of Pittsburgh and Ross Township.

The majority of work activities will occur at night and on weekends. PennDOT and the contractor will work to minimize impacts on the traveling public and will keep the public informed of any changes and restrictions that occur during the project. The project will be completed this fall. 

The Parkway North opened to traffic in 1989. No significant repairs or preservation work has occurred on the Interstate since that time. The project is necessary to preserve the roadway and bridges now to prevent more significant, costly reconstruction and major closures in the future. On an average weekday, about 110,000 vehicles use the Parkway North in this area. The prime contractor for the project is the Trumbull Corporation of West Mifflin.

Tentative Construction Phases:

·        Phase I (June–Late July): Closure of the HOV lanes to allow reconstruction in the area of McKnight Road

·        Phase II (Late July through Labor Day holiday): Roadway and bridge repairs on the southbound (inbound) Parkway North (I-279)

·        Phase III (after completion of southbound work): Roadway and bridge repairs on the northbound (outbound) Parkway North (I-279)

To help keep motorists informed of construction activities and traffic restrictions on the Parkway North, PennDOT has established a website, www.penndot11.com. The site provides information on the project, details on current construction activities and traffic restrictions, camera links 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.  

This is the first of two projects that will improve the entire length of the Parkway North from the City of Pittsburgh to I-79. Phase II will occur in 2009