The Smithfield Street Bridge, which connects Downtown and the South Side, will experience lane restrictions in each direction from Monday through Friday next week.<\/p>\n
PennDOT\u2019s contractors from Pittsburgh-based GFT will inspect the bridge between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily.<\/p>\n
While the bridge and its ramps will remain open during the inspection, PennDOT advised commuters to drive carefully and prepare for changing traffic patterns as work progresses.<\/p>\n
The Smithfield Street Bridge debuted in 1883 and is the oldest operating bridge in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
Western Pennsylvanians should also keep the following upcoming traffic restrictions in mind:<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh<\/p>\n
\u2022 The southbound ramp shoulder on I-579 to the Boulevard of the Allies will close from 6 a.m. until noon on Saturday. Crews are inspecting the ramp. The ramp itself will remain open to traffic.<\/p>\n
Allegheny County<\/p>\n
\u2022 Penn Hills: Hunter Road will close between Highview Drive and Springwood Drive around-the-clock beginning Tuesday and through late August. Workers are completing slide repairs. Commuters can follow a posted detour via Allegheny River Boulevard, Sandy Creek Road, Verona Road, Hulton Road and Hamil Road.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Pittsburgh, Ross and West View: Mobile single-lane restrictions will take place southbound along Route 19 between Rochester Road and Waldorf Street beginning Monday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays through mid-October. Crews are removing old cables from utility holes.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Marshall and Franklin Park: Lane restrictions will be in effect on I-79 from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each weeknight, Monday through Friday. Southbound I-79 will be reduced to a single lane of traffic between the off- and on-ramps at the Route 910\/Wexford (Exit 73) interchange on Monday and Tuesday. I-79 will be reduced to a single lane in both directions at the off- and on-ramps at the Route 910\/Wexford (Exit 73) interchange on Wednesday through Friday. Contractors are completing abutment work related to the $46.5 million I-79\/Route 910 Wexford Interchange project.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Marshall: Single-lane restrictions will take place in both directions of I-79 between the Warrendale interchange (Exit 75) and the Youngstown\/Harrisburg\/I-76 interchange (Exit 77) northbound on Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and southbound on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crews are inspecting nearby bridges.<\/p>\n
Greene County<\/p>\n
\u2022 Washington: The northbound ramp at Interstate 79\u2019s Exit 19 (Ruff Creek\/Jefferson) will close on Monday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Crews are performing concrete patching and asphalt work. Commuters can follow a posted detour via Exit 23 (Marianna\/Prosperity).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Washington: Single-lane restrictions on I-79 between Exit 14 (Masontown\/Waynesburg) and Exit 23 (Marianna\/Prosperity) that began in June will now continue until late August.<\/p>\n
Westmoreland County<\/p>\n
\u2022 Rostraver: Single-lane restrictions will take place in both directions of Route 51 between McKenery Drive and Porter Drive beginning Monday and from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. until mid-September. Crews are milling and paving as part of PennDOT\u2019s $120.6 million effort to install a Diverging Diamond Interchange.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Smithfield Street Bridge, which connects Downtown and the South Side, will experience lane restrictions in each direction…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-261598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}