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Local traffic can proceed to the Edgewood Exit. These closures will require inbound traffic to detour off I376 at the Wilkinsburg Exit. The Department of Public Works is announcing that this weekend the westbound lanes of the Parkway East will be closed in the vicinity of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel and Beechwood Boulevard (Greenfield) Bridge. Parkway East Westbound Closure And Eastbound Lane Restrictions This Weekend For Roadway
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This event is a partnership with: The Greenfield Community Association, Mayor William Peduto, City Councilman Corey O’Connor, the bridge construction team (Mosites Construction, Michael Baker International, HDR, Oakland Transportation Management Association, PennDOT, and FHWA) as well as the City Departments of Public Works and Public Safety, Kids Plus, Luxe Creative, City of Play, BikePGH, Healthy Ride, and Bicycle Heaven.Īll this is in anticipation of the opening of the bridge to traffic upon completion of follow up work to take place after the celebration.įor FULL event details and schedule, click HERE.
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The evening will be capped with Greenfield’s first GLUG, a free circulating shuttle starting at 8:00 pm and running to 12:00 amcirculating through the neighborhood providing passage to Greenfield’s local establishments, each providing drink specials to help celebrate the opening. The event culminates with a sunset ribbon cutting, which will illuminate the bridge under the direction of LUXE Creative and signal the start of a small vehicle parade of the old and new across the bridge and into the neighborhood before returning to the bridge. The bridge will play host to numerous events throughout the afternoon and into the evening including, a Fantastic Adventure orchestrated by City of Play, games on the bridge (BIG Bigwheel races, Miniature golf, ring toss, Giant Jenga, and a rock wall) more live music, food trucks, a transport vehicle showoff both 19 transport vehicles. At 3:00 pm, the celebration expands onto the bridge and it environs.
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The celebration planned for the opening of the new bridge is designed to look forward and create a lasting memory for the dedication of the new Beechwood Boulevard (Greenfield) Bridge II.Ĭome to the bridge, Saturday, October 14th, beginning at noonwith a Kid’s Plus Children’s Festival and live music from the City’s young talent. The party was planned as a commemoration and farewell to the old failing bridge. The party was a celebration of the history and iconic status of this bridge. Two years ago, the neighborhood hosted “Bridgefest” to help mourn the passing of its much beloved and used connection to Schenley Park and Oakland, the Beechwood Boulevard Bridge. The “Bridge is Back” will be a party like no other.
Greenfield Bridge Ribbon Cutting Celebration THIS SATURDAY Aaron Pickering, Project Manager of Michael Baker International at 41 or via email to 12, 2017 If you have any questions concerning this closure, please contact Mr. Work progress and duration are weather dependent. To safely accommodate work on the Squirrel Hill Tunnel side of the bridge, the bike lane will be closed with cyclists directed to use the travel lane to cross the bridge. During the eve ning peak hours and non-work times, pedestrians will have to use the sidewalk. Pedestrians and ADA passages will be maintained at all times. No outbound travel lane restrictions, however, are permitted from 3:00 p.m. Pedestrians will be shifted onto the cartway using the outbound curb lane. To safely accommodate work on the downtown side of the bridge, travel will be restricted to 1 (one) lane toward Greenfield.
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and extending for up to 10 workdays to allow the contractor, Interstate Fence, to install supplemental pedestrian safety railing above the wing walls of the bridge on all four corners. The City of Pittsburgh will be restricting traffic on the Greenfield Bridge beginning Monday, Maat 7:00 a.m. Traffic Restriction Beechwood Boulevard (Greenfield) Bridge Aaron Pickering, Project Manager of Michael Baker International at 41 or via email to 22, 2018 Residents are asked to have patience while the work is completed. Work progress and duration will be subject to the weather. This closure is needed to reinstall the final pavement markings on the Parkway and the lower end of the Forward Avenue ramp as part of the Greenfield Bridge improvement project.
The City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works, in conjunction with the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, advises that work is expected to resume on the Forward Avenue on-ramp from Squirrel Hill to I-376 inbound on May 16, from 9:00 p.m.
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