{"id":33445,"date":"2025-11-13T22:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/33445\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T22:12:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:12:07","slug":"sidewalk-construction-for-new-prtx-bus-station-in-oakland-to-close-lane-of-forbes-avenue-for-3-weeks-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/33445\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidewalk construction for new PRTX bus station in Oakland to close lane of Forbes Avenue for 3 weeks \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Sidewalk construction for a new PRTX bus station on Forbes Avenue in Oakland will begin on Monday, requiring a lane closure during work hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Crews will work between Schenley Drive and Schenley Drive Extension from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day for approximately three weeks, weather permitting. During this time, the right southbound curb lane will be closed, and traffic will shift to the center lane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Buses will continue to operate and serve stops on Forbes Avenue during the construction period. The work zone will be fenced off, but the sidewalk behind the work area, bike lane, crosswalks and side streets will remain open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Flaggers will be present to assist with traffic flow, and motorists are advised to allow extra time for travel through the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This construction is part of the second phase of the University Line project, which aims to connect Downtown, Uptown and Oakland to improve reliability, reduce travel times and enhance the overall travel experience for riders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PRT contractors have recently completed upgrades to water, sewer and electrical infrastructure on Forbes Avenue in preparation for the installation of four new PRTX bus stations in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 Sidewalk construction for a new PRTX bus station on Forbes Avenue in Oakland will begin on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[9857,20967,7814,73,75,74,20966],"class_list":["post-33445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-forbes-avenue","tag-lane-closure","tag-oakland","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-prtx-bus-station"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33445","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=33445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}