Portion Of Route 19 Closing

PITTSBURGH, PA - A portion of Route 19 in Pittsburgh will be closed Nov. 3 through Nov. 6 as the new Shaler Street Bridge over the road is moved into place from the staging area where it was constructed.

According to PennDOT, Route 19 will be closed according to the following schedule:

• Northbound Route 19 will be closed from 2 p.m. Nov. 3 until 6 a.m. Nov. 6 between the on-ramp to the Parkway West and the West End Circle.
• Southbound Route 19 will be closed from 7 p.m. Nov. 3 until 6 a.m. Nov. 6 between the West End Circle (and associated ramps) to Parkway West.

Traffic will be detoured as follows:

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 Stree.t
• 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 Stree.t
• 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.

The new bridge spans will be moved into place using a self-propelled modular transporter, the first time PennDOT has used this technique.

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.