Saw Mill Run Boulevard To Close For Shaler Street Bridge Installation
PITTSBURGH (KDKA)--A traffic alert for drivers traveling on Saw Mill Run Boulevard, but it shouldn't affect Steelers traffic.
A three-day closure begins Sunday between the Parkway West and West End Circle.
The closure is in preparation for the replacement of the Shaler Street Bridge.
New sections of the bridge will be moved into place by two large construction vehicles.
"They're going to raise the bridge into place and set it on the piers and on the embankment, which have already been constructed, and then the same thing will take place with the other span. There's two spans on that bridge, so you'll have to do it two times," said Cheryl Moon-Sirianni, PennDOT District 11 Executive.
PennDOT is closing the inbound side of Saw Mill Run starting at 2 p.m.
That should give Steelers fans enough time to get to the stadium.
Crews will then shut down the outbound lanes at 7 p.m., a few hours after the end of the game.
Both inbound and outbound lanes will remain closed until the Wednesday morning rush.
Here is a list of detours commuters can follow while the bridge construction is underway.
Route 19 traffic will be detoured.
Traveling North On 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
Traveling South On 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
