Bridge Project To Restrict Mt. Washington Access For Months

PITTSBURGH, PA - Access between Mt. Washington and the West End and Parkway West will be restricted beginning Friday as the long-awaited demolition and reconstruction of the Shaler Street Bridge over Route 19 begins. The project is expected to take two months to complete using an accelerated construction schedule.

After the span closes at 7 a.m. on Friday, demolition work requiring the closure of Route 19 between the West End Circle and Parkway West will occur as follows:

• Inbound (northbound) Route 19 will close to traffic at noon on Saturday continuously through 6 a.m. Monday.
• Outbound (southbound) Route 19 will close to traffic at approximately midnight on Saturday evening continuously through 6 a.m. Monday.
• Closures will occur in both directions Monday through Friday nights, September 9-13 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Closures will not occur in both directions simultaneously.

Here are the detours:

Northbound Route 19

• Take the left-hand ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Airport.
• Turn right onto Woodville Avenue.
• Turn right onto Greentree Road.
• Greentree Road becomes Wabash Street.
• Turn right onto South Main Street.
• Follow South Main Street to the West End Circle.
• End detour.

Southbound Route 19

• From the West End Circle, take Steuben Street.
• Turn left onto Short Street.
• Bear right onto South Main Street.
• Turn left onto Wabash Street.
• Wabash Street becomes Greentree Road.
• Turn left onto Woodville Avenue.
• Turn right onto the ramp to I-376 Parkway West.

• To continue to southbound Route 19, bear left toward South Truck 19/51 toward Uniontown.
• Stay left toward East 376/South 51 toward Uniontown.
• Take the South Truck 19/51 ramp (Exit 69B) toward Uniontown.

• End detour.

Shaler Street Bridge (From Downtown Side)

• Take Shaler Street to Grandview Avenue.
• Turn right onto Grandview Avenue.
• Turn right onto Merrimac Street.
• Turn right onto Woodruff Street.
• Turn right onto northbound Route 19 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard).

• Take the left-hand ramp to West 376/South 19 toward Carnegie/Airport.
• Turn right onto Woodville Avenue and follow to Minnotte Square.

• End detour.

Shaler Street Bridge (From Greentree Side)

• Same detour in the opposite direction.

Additionally, during the weekend closure, Route 19 will be shifted into the newly constructed northbound lanes to accommodate reconstruction of the southbound lanes. Southbound traffic will be crossed over into the northbound lane just south of the Steuben Street on-ramp, and crossed back over onto the southbound side just north of the Shaler Street Bridge. Single-lane bi-directional traffic will be maintained in the northbound lanes through early November.

The new traffic pattern will be implemented at 6 a.m. on Sept. 9.

The new bridge spans are anticipated to be moved into place using a self-propelled modular transporter the weekend of October 18-20. Crews will continue work on the bridge for approximately two weeks before reopening the new structure. Conventional replacement of the
bridge would take approximately six months.

The work is part of the $14.5 million improvement project that also includes concrete reconstruction of Route 19, median barrier replacement, lengthening of the Wabash Street deceleration ramp, sign structure replacements, and ramp reconstruction work.