Portion Of The Boulevard Of The Allies Closed For Monday Morning Commute
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- People traveling through downtown Pittsburgh for the Monday morning commute were faced with a partial closure of the busy Boulevard of the Allies.
It has been closed since Saturday afternoon when a water line broke. The road is shut down between Market and Wood Streets while crews make repairs.
It's not just drivers dealing with detours, Port Authority buses are also being re-routed around the area.
Here's a look at the bus routes impacted by the break:
- Lincoln
- Hazelwood
- Greenfield
- Monroeville
- Trafford
Due to a water main break, the 52L Homeville Limited & 53L Homestead Park will miss the following inbound stops:
Blvd of the Allies & Wood St (41)
Blvd of the Allies & Market St (42)
Blvd of the Allies & Stanwix St (43)
Please use the next available stop location.— Port Authority Alerts (@PghTransitAlert) November 25, 2019
Due to a water main break, the 67 Monroeville and 69 Trafford will miss the following outbound stops:
Blvd of Allies & Market (21)
Blvd of Allies & Wood (22)
Blvd of Allies & Smithfield (23)
Please use the next available stop location.— Port Authority Alerts (@PghTransitAlert) November 25, 2019
Due to a water main break, the 56 Lincoln, 57 Hazelwood, and 58 Greenfield will miss the following inbound stops:
Blvd of the Allies & Wood St (41)
Blvd of the Allies & Market St (42)
Blvd of the Allies & Stanwix St (43)
Please use the next available stop location.— Port Authority Alerts (@PghTransitAlert) November 24, 2019
The city is calling this a private lateral break. It's a service line leak attached to the PPG building. A PPG contractor is responsible for the repairs, and that's what workers were doing this morning, fixing the line.
Crews were hoping to bring in concrete around 4 a.m. to fill in a part of the road that was opened to fix the break.
Duquesne Light crews are also on scene. KDKA's John Shumway reports they had a huge conduit that was damaged during the water main break.
WATCH: KDKA's John Shumway reports live
There is good news though. Drivers now have access to the Wood-Allies parking garage. However, as of Tuesday, a reopening is at least three to four days out.
At this time, we don't know what caused the break.
