PRT Contractor Preparing for Final Water Main Connections at Sixth Avenue and Wood Street Next Week
March 15, 2024
Weekly Highlights
- The PRT contractor is preparing for final water line connections at Sixth Avenue and Wood Street next week.
- Liberty Avenue, between Seventh Street and Wood Street, will be reduced to two travel lanes from Wednesday morning (3/20) through Friday morning (3/22).
- Construction activities for traffic signals will continue March 25th.
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PRT Contractor is Preparing for Final Water Main Connections at Sixth Avenue and Wood Street Next Week
The PRT contractor is installing a new 12-inch water main at Sixth Avenue and Wood Street. Installation for the water main began last week, and final tie-in connections are scheduled to begin Wednesday, March 20th at 9:00 a.m. and should be completed by Friday, March 22nd at 9:00 a.m.
During that time, two travel lanes on Liberty Avenue, adjacent to Wood Street Station between Seventh Street and Wood Street, will be closed. The contractor will maintain one travel lane in each direction on Liberty Avenue, opposite Wood Street station.
After work is completed Friday morning, the traffic restrictions will be removed from Liberty Avenue.
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 on Sixth Avenue, between Wood Street and Liberty, is expected to continue through the middle of April.
Additional construction activities are scheduled to begin in the spring.
Construction for Traffic Signal Foundations Will Continue on March 25th
When construction for the University Line is complete, there will be 35 new traffic signals to support the downtown loop.
Construction activities for traffic signals will not be performed next week, March 18th through March 22nd.
On March 25th, the PRT electrical subcontractor will resume working weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to install traffic signal foundations. Construction activities are scheduled for the following locations over the next few weeks.
- Sixth Avenue and Liberty Avenue
- Sixth Avenue and Centre Avenue
The contractor will begin installing traffic signal poles on top of the foundations in the spring.
A small construction fence will remain in place at each location until the work is complete.
Thank you for your continued support of this project.
For questions or concerns, please contact brt@rideprt.org or 412-442-2000.