PITTSBURGH \u2014 Drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians agree: the intersection where Liberty Avenue and Main Street meet the Bloomfield Bridge needs some work.<\/p>\n
\u201cI gotta keep my head on a swivel,\u201d said Gabriel Lamanna, who walks his dog in Bloomfield. \u201cThere have been a few times where I almost got hit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBasically, [there are] cars coming from five different directions, and it does take a while to get used to,\u201d said Sapphire Welka, who works in Bloomfield.<\/p>\n
Community members have high hopes for $1.3 million of grant money, earmarked for traffic signal upgrades and overall improvements. The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission awarded the grant money<\/a> to the City of Pittsburgh to make the intersection safer and easier for everyone.<\/p>\n \u201cI think anything they can do to help to improve the efficiency would be great for everybody,\u201d Lamanna said.<\/p>\n Officials said traffic studies will be conducted before any final decisions are made, but the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) is looking into the best ways to reduce the number of crossings and make the distances shorter. <\/p>\n \u201cThe crossing behind us \u2013 across Howley Street \u2013 is the most dangerous part of this intersection, in my experience, because when folks turn off of Liberty or across the bridge \u2013 and they\u2019re either going up Howley or up Main \u2013 it\u2019s very hard to tell what a car\u2019s intention is,\u201d said Brendan Sullivan, who lives in Bloomfield.<\/p>\n DOMI is working together with PennDOT to put together a team of contractors for the project.<\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n