Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the final weekend closure of the Thornburg Bridge (Route 60) in
Robinson Township, Crafton Borough, and the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, will occur Friday evening, June 2 through Monday morning, June 5 weather
permitting.
The Thornburg Bridge
will close to traffic from 9 p.m. Friday continuously through 6 a.m. Monday
morning to complete paving operations. Traffic will be detoured.
Posted Car Detours
West of the Thornburg
Bridge
Follow Steubenville Pike (Route
60) westbound to Interstate 79
Take the ramp to South 79
toward Washington
From southbound I-79, take the
ramp to East 376 (Exit 59A) toward Pittsburgh
From eastbound (inbound) I-376
(Parkway West), take the Route 121 (Exit 67) toward Green Tree/Mt. Lebanon
Turn left onto Greentree Road
(Route 121)
Turn left onto Mansfield Avenue
Turn right onto Poplar Street
(Route 121)
Turn right onto Noblestown Road
(Route 50)
Turn left onto Crafton
Boulevard (Route 60)
Turn right onto Bradford Avenue
Turn right onto Noble Avenue
Turn left onto Steuben Street
(Route 60)
Follow Steuben Street back to
the bridge
End detour
East of the Thornburg
Bridge
Follow Steuben Street (Route
60) eastbound
Turn right onto Noble Avenue
(Route 60)
Turn left onto Bradford Avenue
Turn left onto Crafton
Boulevard (Route 60)
Turn right onto Noblestown Road
(Route 50)
Turn left onto Poplar Street
(Route 121)
Take the ramp to West 376
toward the Airport
Take the I-79 ramp (Exit 64A)
toward Erie/Washington
Bear right onto the North 79
ramp toward Erie
From northbound I-79, take the
Route 60 (Exit 60) ramp toward Crafton/Moon Run
Turn right onto Steubenville
Pike (Route 60)
Follow Steubenville Pike back
to the bridge
End detour
Posted Truck Detours
West of the Thornburg
Bridge
Follow Steubenville Pike (Route
60) westbound to Interstate 79
Take the ramp to South 79
toward Washington
From southbound I-79, take the
ramp to East 376 (Exit 59A) toward Pittsburgh
From eastbound (inbound) I-376
(Parkway West), take the Route 121 (Exit 67) toward Green Tree/Mt. Lebanon
Turn left onto Greentree Road
(Route 121)
Turn left onto Mansfield Avenue
Turn right onto Poplar Street
(Route 121)
Turn right onto Noblestown Road
(Route 50)
Turn left onto Crafton
Boulevard (Route 60)
Turn right onto Noble Avenue
Turn left onto Steuben Street
(Route 60)
Follow Steuben Street back to
the bridge
End detour
East of the Thornburg
Bridge
Follow Steuben Street (Route
60) eastbound
Turn right onto Noble Avenue
(Route 60)
Turn left onto Crafton
Boulevard (Route 60)
Turn right onto Noblestown Road
(Route 50)
Turn left onto Poplar Street
(Route 121)
Take the ramp to West 376
toward the Airport
Take the I-79 ramp (Exit 64A)
toward Erie/Washington
Bear right onto the North 79
ramp toward Erie
From northbound I-79, take the
Route 60 (Exit 60) ramp toward Crafton/Moon Run
Turn right onto Steubenville
Pike (Route 60)
Follow Steubenville Pike back
to the bridge
End detour
The bridge will reopen
to traffic early if the work is completed prior to Monday morning.
Local police will
control key intersections at the bridge and on the detour route during peak
travel times.
Bridge preservation
work including concrete parapet and sidewalk repairs, concrete deck overlay and
fencing installation will occur on the Route 60 Thornburg Bridge over Chartiers
Creek. Overall work is expected to conclude in the summer of 2023 on this $3.15
million bridge preservation project on Route 60 between Woodmere Drive and
Cornell Avenue. Additional work will include traffic signal replacements and
ADA curb ramp upgrades. The Swank Construction Company, LLC is the prime
contractor.
Motorists should be
prepared for changing traffic patterns. Please use caution when driving through
the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s
responsibility.
Motorists can check
conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and
available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts,
traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also
available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by
calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA
website.
CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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