{"id":76416,"date":"2026-01-02T20:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/76416\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T20:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:31:07","slug":"liberty-avenue-to-close-in-strip-district-during-excavation-work-pittsburgh-water-says-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/76416\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty Avenue to close in Strip District during excavation work, Pittsburgh Water says \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh Water crews will soon be working in the South Side, requiring a road closure. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Starting at midnight on Monday, three of the four lanes of Liberty Avenue will be closed as Pittsburgh Water crews perform excavations for a valve replacement. Temporary waterstops will be installed to ensure continuous service. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Work will be round-the-clock and is expected to last about seven days, depending on field and weather conditions, Pittsburgh Water says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Once work is complete, the site will be temporarily restored, with full access in both directions returning in the spring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">In the meantime, Liberty Avenue eastbound will be detoured using 25th Street, Smallman Street and 30th Street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/6W4JB4RKYZGU5JBIIYRU2PK3DU.png\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Liberty Avenue detour route <\/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\">\u00a92026 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 Pittsburgh Water crews will soon be working in the South Side, requiring a road closure. 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