Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing a daylight lane restriction on the Thornburg Bridge (Route 60) in Robinson Township, Crafton Borough, and the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin Tuesday, September 5 weather permitting.
A single-lane restriction will occur intermittently at the Route 60/Ingram Avenue/Woodmere Avenue intersection weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Friday, September 15 for the installation of signal poles and associated hardware. Flaggers will assist motorists through the intersection.
Additionally, single-lane restrictions will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 5-6 at the southern approach to the bridge to allow crews to conduct pavement work.
Bridge preservation work including concrete parapet and sidewalk repairs, concrete deck overlay and fencing installation will occur on the Route 60 Thornburg Bridge over Chartiers Creek. Overall work is expected to conclude in the fall of 2023 on this $3.15 million bridge preservation project on Route 60 between Woodmere Drive and Cornell Avenue. Additional work will include traffic signal replacements and ADA curb ramp upgrades. The Swank Construction Company, LLC is the prime contractor.
Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns. Please use caution when driving through the area. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
Contact: Steve Cowan, stcowan@pa.gov
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