BikePGH’s festival for bikers and pedestrians, OpenStreets, will return this Sunday with vendors and events on Smallman Street in the Strip District and Butler Street in Lawrenceville.
Smallman Street will close between 13th Street and 33rd Street and Butler Street will close between 37th Street and McCandless Avenue between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Cars cannot park along the event route from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Drivers can still access several traffic crossings managed by safety officers during OpenStreets:
• Smallman Street and 21st Street
• Smallman Street and 30th Street
• Smallman Street and 33rd Street
• Butler Street, 34th Street and Penn Avenue
• Butler Street and 37th Street
• Butler Street and 39th Street
• Butler Street and 40th Street
• Butler Street and 44th Street
• Butler Street and Stanton Avenue
OpenStreets has published a full route map on its website.
Western Pennsylvanians should watch out for the following upcoming closures:
Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh Regional Transit has closed the rail line used for detours and special events between Steel Plaza and Penn Station through November. Crews are completing concrete and track repairs. Commuters can expect the T to close between First Avenue and Steel Plaza between August 7-10 and August 14-17 to accommodate the maintenance. PRT will run shuttles between the stops during those periods.
• Interstate 579 will have a lane restriction southbound between the Bigelow Boulevard and Seventh Avenue on-ramps on Sunday. Workers are inspecting the road.
Allegheny County
• Gibsonia Road in Richland will close between Allison Road and Lori Road beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday and through 7 p.m. on Friday. Crews are conducting road repairs as part of a $10.4 million paving project. Commuters can follow a posted detour via the William Penn Highway, Wildwood Road Extension and Middle Road.
Greene County
• A single-lane restriction will take place on Eighty-Eight Road between Sigsbee Road and Fifth Street in Monongahela from 4 a.m. to noon on Monday. Workers are continuing a bridge deck replacement worth $5.5 million. Flaggers will be on site to direct traffic.
Indiana County
• Rustic Lodge Road in White will close between the intersections of Kolter Drive and Indian Springs Road beginning Monday and through Friday. Workers are continuing a $4.3 million intersection improvement project that includes new left turn lanes and a traffic signal. Commuters can follow a detour via Route 286. Flaggers will be on site to direct traffic.
Washington County
• Brush Run Road in Hopewell will close between Oak Ridge Road and Route 231 beginning Monday at 7 a.m. Workers are performing slide repairs. Commuters can follow a posted detour via Buffalo Creek Road. PennDOT did not provide a projected reopening date for the road.
• Piersol Avenue in Bentleyville will close between Route 971 and Frye Avenue beginning Thursday and through early September. Workers are preserving a bridge with concrete repairs and latex overlays. Commuters can follow a posted detour via Route 917, Interstate 70, Route 481 and Piersol Avenue.
Westmoreland County
• North Greengate Road in Hempfield will close between Route 30 and Blaire Street beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m. and through late August. Workers are repairing the road. Commuters can follow a posted detour via Agnew Road, Lewis Road, Brown Avenue and Radebaugh Road.
• Single-lane restrictions will take place on Interstate 70 in Rostraver between Exit 43 (Route 201 Fayette City) and Exit 46 (Route 51/I-70 Interchange) on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Crews are working on the new Indian Hill Road Bridge.