Pittsburgh-Area Roadwork 2019: Where To Expect Delays, Detours

PITTSBURGH, PA - PennDOT on Thursday detailed the more than $300 million in projects it will undertake in the Pittsburgh area this year. They include about 275 miles of paving, replacing or repairing 48 bridges and repairing more than two dozen landslide areas.

“Over the last few years, landslides have had a significant impact on our district, and I appreciate the motorists’ patience as we have worked through various detours and repairs,” District 11 Executive Cheryl Moon-Sirianni said in a release. “I am pleased that the department will make substantial investment this year to address this ongoing issue.”

Notable ongoing projects that will continue this year include:

• The Parkway North Improvement Project involving roadway rehabilitation and the preservation of over 100 bridges, walls and overhead sign structures in Pittsburgh, Ohio and Ross townships, $87.9 million.
• Parkway East resurfacing and expansion dam replacement from the Fort Pitt Bridge to the Edgewood/Swissvale interchange, nearly $27 million.
• Improvement to Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh consisting of roadway restoration and bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements, $10.2 million.
• Route 28, Russellton to Butler County: 14 miles of roadway rehabilitation in Tarentum, East Deer, Fawn and Harrison, $34.3 million.
• Route 51 Elizabeth Bridge Project involving the rehabilitation of the Elizabeth Bridge over the Monongahela River in West Elizabeth and Elizabeth boroughs, $31.3 million.

Notable projects that are expected to begin this year include:

• Route 19 roadway reconstruction and replacement of the Shaler Street Bridge in Pittsburgh’s West End. $14.6 million.
• Babcock Boulevard flood repairs including culvert replacement work in Ross, $2.8 million.
• Route 22, resurfacing of nearly seven miles of roadway in Monroeville, nearly $11 million;
• West Carson Street, reconstruction of 3.5 miles of roadway in Pittsburgh, $6.1 million.
• Boulevard of the Allies, resurfacing of 4 miles of roadway in Pittsburgh, $7.1 million.
• Noblestown Road Bridge rehabilitation in Collier, $3.5 million.

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