Construction Activities Will Close Sixth Avenue Between Wood Street and Liberty Avenue Friday Night
February 23, 2024
Weekly Highlights:
- Sixth Avenue between Wood Street and Liberty Avenue will close for eight hours Friday night (2/23). Construction activities will continue next week.
- Sixth Avenue between Smithfield Street and William Penn Place will reopen to traffic early next week.
- Construction activities for traffic signal foundations will continue at Fifth Avenue and Ross Street and Fifth Avenue at Grant Street on March 4th.
Construction Activities will Close Sixth Avenue Between Wood Street and Liberty Avenue Friday Night
On Friday, February 23rd beginning at 6:00 p.m. until Saturday, February 24th at 2:00 a.m., Sixth Avenue between Wood Street and Liberty Avenue will be closed for eight hours.
During that time, bus routes 61A, 61B, 61C and 71B will not stop at Sixth Avenue and Smithfield Street in front of Trinity Cathedral Pittsburgh. Riders can instead board these bus routes on Smithfield Street at Sixth Avenue (at the PRT super stop where the P1 and several other bus routes also pick up and drop off).
After work is completed on Saturday morning, the current detour will be reset. Buses will return to regular routing.
PRT contractors will continue to perform exploratory excavations at Sixth Avenue and Wood Street next week. They are preparing to install a new 15-inch storm drain.
Construction fencing remains in place on Sixth Avenue between Wood Street and Liberty Avenue adjacent to Wood Street Station.
Currently, two travel lanes on Sixth Avenue heading toward Liberty (adjacent to Wood Street Station) are closed. Vehicles traveling on Sixth Avenue are forced to turn left or right onto Wood Street.
One travel lane is maintained so vehicles traveling on Liberty Avenue can turn right onto Sixth Avenue.
Underground utility work will continue at this location through the end of March.
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Sixth Avenue Between Smithfield Street and William Penn Place Will Reopen to Traffic Early Next Week
PRT contractors completed the installation of new water and drainage infrastructure on Sixth Avenue between Smithfield Street and William Penn Place.
Early next week, the contractors will remove the construction fencing and reopen all travel lanes on Sixth Avenue.
Bus routes P1, P68, and P71 will return to their regular routes.
Construction activities will resume at this location in the spring.
Construction for Traffic Signals Will Continue in Two Weeks at Fifth Avenue and Ross Street and Fifth Avenue at Grant Street
Groundwork has begun for 35 new traffic signals that will ultimately support the University Line project.
Construction activities will not be performed for traffic signals next week, February 26th-March 1st.
Beginning March 4th, the PRT electrical subcontractor will be working weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations:
- Fifth Avenue at Ross Street
- Fifth Avenue at Grant Street
The contractor will begin installing traffic signals and poles on top of the foundations in the spring.
Thank you for your continued support of this project.
For questions or concerns, please contact brt@rideprt.org or 412-442-2000.