The rest of the 31st Street Bridge to close Monday

Now it will REALLY be closed. The 31st Street Bridge, already off-limits to Route 28 traffic, will be closed to everyone, including pedestrians, starting at about 6 a.m. on Monday.

This will allow removal and replacement of the four bridge sections closest to Route 28. Those weren't part of the 2007 rehabilitation of the rest of the bridge; PennDOT knew that it would be tearing out and replacing them as part of the Route 28 megaproject, which will create a grade-separated interchange allowing through traffic on Route 28 to go by without waiting at a traffic signal.

The closure to Lawrenceville traffic will continue into late December. The closure to Route 28 traffic will continue until late 2013. Traffic headed to Washington's Landing from Lawrenceville will be detoured using the 16th Street Bridge to River Avenue.

(Photo: historicbridges.org)

Inbound Route 28 will be restricted to a single lane from 8 p.m. today (Friday) to 8 a.m. Saturday between the former Millvale Industrial Park location and the East Ohio Street exit. The right lane will be closed. Crews will continue installing caissons for retaining wall construction.

PennDOT has changed the start dates for two new restrictions associated with the Veterans Bridge-Interstate 579 rehab project. Closure of the ramp from southbound Route 28 to the southbound Veterans Bridge is now scheduled for 8 p.m. July 11. It will stay closed around the clock through late July. Southbound lane restrictions on the bridge will begin at the same time, with two narrow lanes open for much of the day but only a single narrow lane from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily. Single-lane traffic may be moved up to 4 p.m. some days -- PennDOT will announce this in advance.

CITY OF PITTSBURGH MILLING AND PAVING SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK:

MILLING

Monday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Spring Way from 16th St to 30th St
Tuesday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Mountain St from Jonquil St to Parkwood St
Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• W Woodford Ave from Brownsville Rd to Plateau St
Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Colescott from Noblestown to Shadyhill

PAVING
Monday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Rutherford St from Hampshire St to Bayonne St
• Goldstrom Ave from Rutherford Ave to Banksville Rd
Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Spring Way from 16th St to 30th St
Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Spring Way from 16th St to 30th St
Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• W Woodford Ave from Brownsville Rd to Plateau St
• Mountain St from Jonquil St to Parkwood St

Line painting is scheduled on Business Route 22 from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday from Rodi Road to Route 48. Stay back and don't mess up the fresh paint! It is supposed to dry within a few minutes and PennDOT generally won't pay for damage if you get it on your vehicle.

Repair of the deck on the bridge that carries Route 60 over Chartiers Creek, railroad tracks and Napor Boulevard in Thornburg will continue from 8 p.m. Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday, with alternating one-way traffic. The same restriction will be in place every night through Friday morning, except Wednesday night.

Replacement of the bridge that carries Raccoon Run Road over Kelly's Run in Forward will begin at about 7 a.m. July 9 and cause closure of the road between Church Hollow Road and River Hill Road through late September. The detour will be posted.

Have a great weekend, keep cool and remember that Liberty Bridge access to I-579 and vice versa is closed Friday night through Monday morning!

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