Pittsburgh Regional Transit will close its Downtown light rail lines between the First Avenue and Steel Plaza stations this weekend for maintenance.
The affected stretch of track will close following the end of service on Friday and reopen at the usual start of service on Monday.
Shuttle buses will connect First Avenue and Steel Plaza in the interim, and a rail shuttle will connect Steel Plaza and Allegheny Station.
Crews are performing concrete work outside of Penn Tunnel, a backup route the light rail lines use during service detours and special events, PRT spokesman Adam Brandolph said. The Downtown stations serve each of PRT’s three light rail lines: Red, Blue and Silver.
“The work will help ensure the route remains reliable when needed,” Brandolph said.
PRT recommends riders prepare for their trips to take 20 minutes longer than usual. Agency employees will be stationed at Steel Plaza to help riders with transfers.
PRT has tentatively scheduled another closure related to the Penn Tunnel work for the weekend of Oct. 23-26.