Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing long-term ramp closures on the I-579 “Cap” Urban Connector project
in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin Saturday, January 4
weather permitting.
Long-term
closures will occur from 5 a.m. Saturday morning, January 4 for 140 consecutive
days through May 23 on the following ramps:
Crews
will begin the construction of the last pier and columns, relocate the drainage
to each ramp and reconstruct the pavement. To allow this work to occur traffic
will be detoured.
Posted
Detours
Bedford
Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Boulevard of the Allies/Eastbound I-376 -
Cars)
From Bedford Avenue, take the
ramp to 7th
Avenue/Fort Pitt Bridge
Turn left onto Grant Street
Continue south on Grant Street
Take the ramp East I-376 toward
Monroeville
End detour
Bedford
Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Boulevard of the Allies/Eastbound I-376 -
Trucks)
From Bedford Avenue, turn left
onto Crawford Street
Turn right onto Centre Avenue
Turn right onto 6th Avenue
Turn left onto Wood Street
Turn left onto the Boulevard of
the Allies
Take the ramp to East 376
toward Monroeville
End detour
Bedford
Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Liberty Bridge - Cars)
From Bedford Avenue, take the
ramp to 7th
Avenue/Fort Pitt Bridge
Turn left onto Grant Street
Turn left onto 6th Avenue
6th Avenue becomes the Crosstown Boulevard
Follow Crosstown Boulevard to
the Liberty Bridge
End detour
Bedford
Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To Liberty Bridge - Trucks)
From Bedford Avenue, turn left
onto Crawford Street
Turn right onto Centre Avenue
Turn left onto 6th Avenue
6th Avenue becomes the Crosstown Boulevard
Follow Crosstown Boulevard to
the Liberty Bridge
End detour
7th Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To
Boulevard of the Allies/Eastbound I-376 – Cars)
From 7th Avenue, take Grant Street
southbound
Continue southbound on Grant
Street
Take the ramp to East I-376
toward Monroeville
End detour
7th Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To
Boulevard of the Allies/Eastbound I-376 – Trucks)
From 7th Avenue, take Grant Street
southbound
Turn right onto 6th Avenue
Turn left onto Wood Street
Turn left onto the Boulevard of
the Allies
Take the ramp to East 376
toward Monroeville
End detour
7th Avenue Ramp to Southbound I-579 (To
Liberty Bridge)
From 7th Avenue, take Grant Street
southbound
Turn left onto 6th Avenue
6th Avenue becomes the Crosstown Boulevard
Follow Crosstown Boulevard to
the Liberty Bridge
End detour
Additionally,
in preparation for the Phase 5 construction, southbound I-579 will have a
single-lane closure from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, January 4. Crews will
relocate temporary barrier and conduct line striping operations.
The
700-day closure of the ramp from northbound I-579 to 7th Avenue will continue through August 6, 2022.
The
work is part of the $29.34 million project which will consist of the
construction of a structure spanning I-579 to link downtown Pittsburgh and the
Hill District. In part, the Cap project will create a new three-acre greenspace
which will include pedestrian pathways, bicycle routes, rain gardens for
stormwater management, and design elements from neighborhood artists.
Additional construction activities include retrofitting existing retaining
walls and bridges to accommodate the new structure, roadway reconstruction,
drainage improvements, traffic signals, highway lighting, ITS, and landscaping.
The Joseph B. Fay Company is the prime contractor.
For
additional details on the project including information on sustainability,
funding, and public input please visit http://www.pgh-sea.com/LHR-i579cap.htm.
To
help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email
distribution list for I-579 Crosstown Boulevard traffic advisories and
construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to ymanyisha@pa.gov.
Please write “Subscribe – I-579 Cap Project” in the subject line.
Motorists
can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded
winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com.
511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay
warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than
950 traffic cameras.
511PA
is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible
on the 511PA website.
MEDIA CONTACT: Yasmeen Manyisha, 412-429-5044
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