Favorable weather has allowed Pugliano Construction Co. to finish work replacing three small bridges in Forward two months ahead of schedule.

Allegheny County said Tuesday that work on Fallen Timber Run bridges No. 5, 6 and 7 has been completed and traffic restrictions have been lifted on Roberts Hollow and Warren Hill roads. Worked had started in March on bridges 5 and 7, limiting traffic between Warren Hill and Wall roads and on Bridge 6 started on Warren Hill Road in August and had been expected to last into December.

But the new bridges are in place, and crews have completed additional tasks that included roadway work, utility work, pavement markings and guide rail replacement as part of the $1.4 million project. All three bridges had been rated in poor condition.

Several other projects will begin in the next couple of days:

Interstate 79 – There will be southbound restrictions on the highway Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights while crews install barriers in Marshall and Franklin Park. The work will cause single-lane restrictions from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday and from 7 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday from Mingo Road to about 1.5 miles north of the I-79-Interstate 279 split. The work is part of the $46.5 million project to rebuild the Wexford interchange by moving the northbound exit ramp about 1,000 feet to the west to ease congestion on Route 910.

Parkway East – Crews will be installing high-friction surface treatment in both directions between Squirrel Hill and Oakland from 9 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday. As a result, the highway will have single- and double-lane restrictions. The work will occur inbound between the Squirrel Hill-Homestead interchange and the Oakland exit and outbound between the Forbes Avenue-Oakland exit and the Squirrel Hill-Homestead interchange. The surface is added in areas where there is heavy braking that has worn the road smooth, which leads to hydroplaning in wet weather and makes it more difficult to stop when it is dry.

Route 88 – The roadway will have single-lane alternating traffic overnight on weeknights from the Washington County line to Corrigan Drive in Bethel Park and South Park Township for about a week beginning Wednesday. Crews will work from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. to pave the road through Tuesday night. Work also could occur on Saturday.

Pittsburgh-McKeesport Boulevard – A single-lane northbound restriction will be in place around the clock between Fleetwood Manor Road and Bettis Road in Dravosburg through late December while a contractor for Peoples Gas installs a sub-surface gas facility.

Fort Pitt Bridge – The outbound bridge will have a single-lane restriction from 10 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday while crews conduct electrical work.

Ed covers transportation at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but he’s currently on strike. Email him at eblazina@unionprogress.com.

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Ed covers transportation at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but he’s currently on strike. Email him at eblazina@unionprogress.com.
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