PennDOT is planning \u201cintermittent traffic stoppages\u201d for up to 15 minutes in the Fort Pitt Tunnel and Liberty Tunnel next week.<\/p>\n
Stoppages will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, PennDOT spokeswoman Nicole Haney said in a release. Crews will be conducting survey work.<\/p>\n
While closures will occur in both directions of the tunnels, they will not be simultaneous, Haney said.<\/p>\n
The work is dependent on the weather .<\/p>\n
Western Pennsylvanians should also keep an eye out for the following upcoming traffic restrictions:<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh<\/p>\n
\u2022 Single-lane restrictions will take place in both directions of the Highland Park Bridge beginning Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through Thursday. Crews are inspecting the bridge.<\/p>\n
Allegheny County<\/p>\n
\u2022 Penn Hills: Single-lane, alternating traffic will take place on Shannon Road between Hamil Road and Second Avenue and Poketa Road between Hulton Road and Verona Road on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., beginning Tuesday and through next summer. Workers are completing a $7.61 million paving project.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bethel Park: Shoulder restrictions will take place at the intersection of Route 88 and Brightwood Road beginning Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through mid-September. Crews are conducting excavation work.<\/p>\n
\u2022 East Deer, Tarentum, Brackenridge and Harrison: Lane restrictions will take place on Freeport Road, East 10th Avenue and East Seventh Avenue beginning Wednesday on weekdays from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. through mid-October. Crews are completing a paving project worth $7.78 million.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Elizabeth: Single-lane alternating traffic will take place on Route 48 between Mill Hill Road and Simpson Hollow Road beginning Tuesday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays through late October. Crews are replacing a gas line. Flaggers will be on site to direct traffic.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Monroeville: Alternating lane restrictions will take place on Thompson Run Road between Frey Road and Old William Penn Highway beginning Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays through Tuesday, Sept. 15. Workers are drilling at the site.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Shaler and Millvale: Short-term lane restrictions and shoulder closures will take place on Evergreen Avenue beginning Wednesday and on weekdays as needed through late November. Workers are installing traffic signals and ADA-compliant curb ramps.<\/p>\n
Butler County<\/p>\n
\u2022 Clinton and Buffalo: Short-term lane closures will take place on Route 228 (Ekastown Road) between the intersections of Saxonburg Boulevard and Sarver Road through next spring. Workers are completing a $17.3 million utility project. Flaggers will be on site to direct traffic.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Muddy Creek: Lane restrictions will take place westbound on Route 422 between Monday and Friday and eastbound from Monday, Sept. 21 through Friday, Sept. 25. Crews are completing deck repairs.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Zelienople: The railroad crossing on Route 288 (New Castle Road) will close on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 6 a.m. and through Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 a.m. Workers are replacing the crossing. Commuters can follow a detour via Route 588, Hartzel School Road and Route 68.<\/p>\n
Fayette County<\/p>\n
\u2022 South Union: Single-lane restrictions will take place on Bailey Lane\/Redstone Furnace Road beginning Tuesday and daily from 7 a.m. to 5 a.m. through the end of September. A contractor is installing crossing signals along the Sheepskin Trail.<\/p>\n
Washington County<\/p>\n
\u2022 Washington: Single-lane restrictions will take place at the intersection of South Street and South Main Street beginning Tuesday and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Friday. Workers are completing asphalt patching as part of a box culvert replacement project worth $2.25 million. Flaggers will be on site to direct traffic. <\/p>\n
\u2022 Buffalo: Pleasant Valley Road will close at the intersection of Clark Road beginning Tuesday at 7 a.m. and through early November. Crews are conducting slide repairs. Commuters can follow a posted detour via Route 221, Route 40 and McKee Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PennDOT is planning \u201cintermittent traffic stoppages\u201d for up to 15 minutes in the Fort Pitt Tunnel and Liberty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-279752","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\/279752","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=279752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}