University Line Construction to Impact Traffic Signals in the Coming Weeks
June 7, 2024
Pittsburgh Regional Transit electrical subcontractors will be installing temporary controllers at nine intersections along Fifth and Sixth avenues in downtown Pittsburgh over the next several weeks.
Work will begin early next week and will occur at one location at a time. Work at each intersection is expected to take one or two days. Most work will be completed on the sidewalk and should have minimal impact to vehicular traffic.
Traffic signals will be out of service while the work is performed, and safety personnel will facilitate traffic at each work location while the controllers are being placed.
Upon completion there will be ten new controllers for 35 new traffic signals supporting the University Line bus rapid transit project in downtown Pittsburgh.
Over the next few weeks, crews will install the temporary controllers Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the following locations:
- Fifth Avenue and Market Street
- Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street
- Fifth Avenue and William Penn Place
- Fifth Avenue and Grant Street
- Fifth Avenue and Ross Street
- Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue
- Sixth Avenue and Grant Street
- Sixth Avenue and Wood Street
- Sixth Avenue and Liberty Avenue
Construction on the University Line bus rapid transit project began in September 2023. The University Line will feature dedicated bus lanes and enhanced transit amenities, connecting downtown Pittsburgh to Oakland, Pennsylvania’s second- and third-largest economic centers. The $291 million project is expected to be operational by 2027.
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