Roadway Restoration Will Continue at Fifth Avenue and Wood Street Next Week

Weekly Highlights

Roadway Restoration Underway at Fifth avenue and Wood Street

Earlier this week, the PRT contractor began restoration activities on the south side of Fifth Avenue (adjacent to Heinz Healey’s), between Wood Street and Liberty Avenue.

This portion of restoration will include replacing a section of sidewalk where the fire hydrant is located and replacing one travel lane of the concrete roadway.

One travel lane adjacent to Triangle Park is open. The center lane and the lane adjacent to Heinz Healey’s are both closed. Bus detours remain the same.

Construction activities on this side of Fifth Avenue are expected to be completed in 4 to 6 weeks.

The north side of Fifth Avenue (adjacent to Triangle Park) will be restored later this year and will include a full replacement of the sidewalk, granite curbs and concrete roadway. The sidewalk will also be expanded to accommodate the new bus shelter.

Bypass Pumping to be Performed at Sixth Avenue and Wood Street on Saturday

On Saturday, April 27th, the PRT contractor will perform a temporary bypass pumping operation to inspect the newly installed storm drain near the work zone at Sixth Avenue and Wood Street.

The operation will begin at 5:00 a.m. and is expected to be completed by 5:00 p.m.

Large bypass pumps will be placed in front of the K&L Gates building and the associated equipment will be laid across Sixth and Liberty Avenues (as shown in the photo above).

During that time, Sixth Avenue will be closed between Liberty Avenue and Wood Street. Liberty Avenue will be reduced to one traffic lane adjacent to the Sixth Avenue Bridge. Traffic control personnel will facilitate two-way traffic.

The road will open to vehicle traffic when the operation is complete.

Electrical Work to Continue at Multiple Locations Next Week

Construction activities for traffic signal foundations and associated electrical work will continue this week. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 

Over the next few weeks, the PRT electrical subcontractor will be working weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the following locations:

Each location has additional work to be performed. The contractor will move between locations to help keep the project on schedule.

Pedestrian access will always be maintained; however, some of the work may require temporary use of the adjacent parking/travel lane.

The contractor will begin installing traffic signal poles shortly after the materials arrive, which we expect to happen in the next few weeks.

35 new traffic signals will support the University Line in downtown Pittsburgh.

Thank you for your continued support of this project.

For questions or concerns, please contact brt@rideprt.org or 412-442-2000.