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Gasoline prices have fallen 10 straight weeks

Written by Jon Schmitz on .

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AAA reports that gasoline prices have dropped for the 10th consecutive week, with the Western Pennsylvania average now at $3.49 per gallon. At this time last year, the average was at $3.78, a 29-cent difference. The cheapest gas in these here parts is in Erie, where the average gallon goes for $3.31.

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Port Authority will detour inbound Red Line T service on Sunday during track work in Beechview. Inbound Red Line service will operate per normal from South Hills Village to Overbrook Junction, where it will switch to the Blue Line route. Rail shuttles will operate from Overbrook Junction to Potomac, and bus shuttles will serve stops from Potomac to Station Square. Outbound service will operate on the regular route. No Saturday detours.

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workzoneIn confirming the planned closure of the outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel this weekend and next (from 10 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday), PennDOT also put out tentative dates for two weekend closures of the inbound tunnel: May 31 and June 7.

Inspection on the 40th Street Bridge will cause periodic right-lane closures in either direction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Monday and May 30 and 31.

The outbound left lane of Route 28 at the bridge over Powers Run Road in O’Hara is scheduled to close from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday while crews get core samples of the bridge deck.

Washing will close a lane of the southbound Portal Bridge going from the Fort Duquesne Bridge to the Fort Pitt Bridge in Downtown Pittsburgh at 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, with the restriction lifted by 6 a.m. the next days.

Overhead sign inspections on the Parkway North and the HOV lanes will cause lane closures at various places, including the McKnight Road ramps, until 3 p.m. today.

The westbound right lane of Interstate 376 near Hopewell in Beaver County will be closed until 3 p.m. today during excavation of soil that was contaminated by diesel fuel last week.

The Interstate 70 bridge over the Monongahela River will have single-lane traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Monday and continuing for about two weeks during what PennDOT calls an in-depth inspection.

Pavement reflectors are being installed on Beaver County roads from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Friday. Areas to watch for slow-moving trucks are Route 18-Brodhead Road in Center and Monaca; Route 18-Big Beaver Boulevard; and Interstate 376 between Allegheny and Lawrence counties.
 
Saline Street will have lane closures at the overhead Parkway East bridge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday as the bridge undergoes inspection. No impact on parkway traffic.

Eastbound Interstate 80 is restricted to single-lane traffic near Franklin/Oil City/Barkeyville, Route 8 (Exit 29) in Venango County due to bridge work. The restriction is expected to continue through 5 p.m. Thursday.

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Daytime closures ahead for Roberto Clemente Bridge

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Roberto Clemente Bridge inspections will begin on Monday, closing the bridge to pedestrians and vehicles from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following dates, weather permitting: May 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22 and 24. The bridge will stay open on May 23, when the Pirates play an afternoon home game. Traffic will detour to the Andy Warhol Bridge and lane restrictions will occur on the 10th Street Bypass as a river barge is used to inspect sections of the bridge, the Allegheny County Public Works Department announced.

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Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group is sponsoring “Transit Day” on Thursday, with a noon event in Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh. The organization wants rider to wear “Transit Yes” buttons. The purpose is to “draw attention to the importance of the issue and the need for a state transportation funding bill,” the group said. You can learn more here.

roadworkaheadVerizon work will cause a 20-minute closure of Route 28 near Millvale in both directions around midnight on Wednesday.

Also on Route 28, the inbound right lane on the bridge over Route 910 in Harmar will close from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, weather permitting, so crews can take a sampling of the bridge deck.

Short-term lane restrictions are possible on Wednesday and Thursday on Lebanon Church Road in West Mifflin during traffic signal improvements. Work will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days at these intersections: Lebanon Road, Delwar Road, Camp Hollow Road, Regis Avenue and Buttermilk Hollow Road.

The bridge that carries Main Street over Interstate 70 in Donegal will close for repairs next Tuesday (May 14) through late September.

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A place where the food truck Rox

Written by Diana Nelson Jones on .

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Food trucks can’t get much traction in the city of Pittsburgh because we have this inane rule that keeps food trucks away from bricks-and-mortar restaurants on the theory that they will compete unfairly if they are too close together. So food trucks have to get some special dispensation to be anywhere anyone would want to go to buy their food. 
 
There are food trucks at special events and throughout Oakland, but the city’s truculence about food trucks has severely limited the scene.
 
This is crazy. Every city that’s thriving with young people has a thriving food truck scene. What are our city officials not getting?
 
Anyhoo, McKees Rocks picked up on the closed-door policy in its big sister across the river and decided to have some ornery fun by welcoming any and all food trucks for a first-ever spring feast-ival.
 
It’s this Saturday, 11a to 7p, in the municipal parking lot and will include at least 15 food vendors, from food trucks to Rox’s own eateries. Live music, art displays and sales and colorful activities for the kiddies are all part of the feastivities.
 
FEASTival is brought to you, free, by the McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. 

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