Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the next phase of the Smithfield Street Bridge preservation project
which carries Route 3027 over the Monongahela River in the City of Pittsburgh,
Allegheny County, will begin Monday night, October 23 weather permitting.
Beginning at 8 p.m.
Monday night, a full closure of the Smithfield Street Bridge will occur for
preparatory work for the next phase of construction. To allow the work to
occur, traffic will be detoured through 6 a.m. Tuesday morning (PRT buses and
emergency vehicles will be permitted).
The bridge will reopen Tuesday morning in the new bi-directional traffic
configuration on the structure.
Posted Detour
Northbound Smithfield
Street Bridge
Take East Carson Street
Turn left onto 10th Street Bridge
Turn left onto Second Avenue
Turn left onto B Street
Turn right onto First Avenue
Turn left onto Grant Street
Turn right onto Fort Pitt
Boulevard
End detour
Southbound Smithfield
Street Bridge
From Smithfield Street head
north
Turn right onto Boulevard of
the Allies
Take slight right onto Second
Avenue
Turn right onto 10th Street Bridge
Turn right onto East Carson
Street
End Detour
The preparatory work
is in advance of the next phase of the preservation project on the Smithfield
Street Bridge. Beginning at 6 a.m.
Tuesday morning, a single lane of traffic will close long-term on the bridge.
Bi-directional traffic will be maintained on the bridge. Additionally, the
eastern sidewalk will remain open during this phase of construction, while the
western sidewalk will be closed. Motorists will see lane restrictions on East
Carson Street, Fort Pitt Boulevard, and I-376 (Parkway East). Details will be
provided in advance of the restrictions being implemented.
This $8.49 million
bridge preservation project includes steel repairs, spot painting, replacing
existing sidewalk in two of the four spans, replacing the epoxy deck surface,
concrete deck repairs, concrete and masonry substructure repairs, as well as
upgrades to the lane control system and installation of pedestrian signals at
the Fort Pitt Boulevard intersection. The project also includes minor
preservation work to the bridge carrying Smithfield Street over Station Square
Drive. The project will have single-lane traffic maintained throughout the
project duration with two full weekend closures expected. Bus traffic will be
maintained during the weekend closures and pedestrian access will be maintained
throughout the project. The project is expected to be completed in the summer
of 2024.
Motorists can check
conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter
conditions on 2,900 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.
Information about
infrastructure in District 11 including completed work and
significant projects, is available at http://www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find
PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010
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