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Parkway West Closure Could Cause Traffic Nightmare For Marathoners
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Before taking their mark at the starting line this weekend, some marathoners were getting in a practice run Thursday night in Shadyside. Pittsburgh Marathon weekend is about to kick...
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Marathon Officials Working With PennDOT To Ease Parkway West Traffic Concerns
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An estimated 240,000 people are going to be in downtown Pittsburgh this weekend for the marathon. With the Parkway West outbound being closed, you would think that’s going to cause...
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PennDOT Closing Hulton Bridge For 2 Weeks For Decking Process
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_0206201518484178484AA.mp4 OAKMONT (KDKA) — The new Hulton Bridge is in the process of getting its decking. Gravel in some areas, rebar in others as the span...
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Hulton Bridge To Close For 2 Weeks Starting Tonight
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_1006201518452093604AA.mp4 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – When the Hulton Bridge closes Wednesday night and traffic is forced to detour, the expectation is the Highland...
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Hulton Bridge Closes For 2 Weeks, Drivers Dealing With Detours
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_1106201517120236966AA.mp4 OAKMONT (KDKA) – The Hulton Bridge is officially closed for two weeks and motorists dealt with the detours for the first time this...
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Pittsburgh Asked To Weigh In On Paint Colors For “Sister Bridges”
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – What color would you pick out for the Clemente, Warhol and Carson bridges? That’s the question city officials want you to answer. The “Sister Bridges,” as they’re known, are...
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Hulton Bridge Reopens To Traffic
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Good news for drivers who use the Hulton Bridge in Oakmont, today PennDOT announced that the bridge is reopened to traffic, nearly 12 hours earlier than expected. The bridge closed...
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Bigelow Boulevard Construction To Bring Congestion
PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– One of the biggest and potentially most disruptive road construction projects of the year gets under way Tuesday morning. Work on Bigelow and Baum Boulevards in North Oakland and...
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Pittsburgh’s Sister Bridges To Remain Yellow After Overwhelming Response To Poll
PITTSBURGH (AP) – An online poll that drew more than 12,000 votes shows nearly 85 percent of Pittsburghers don’t want the city’s three “sister bridges” across the Allegheny River to be painted a...
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PennDOT, Turnpike Suspends Road Work For Labor Day Weekend
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The unofficial end of the summer is drawing near. The Labor Day weekend will also bring a break to drivers who are sick of road work, but not everyone wanted it that way. The...
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PennDOT To Work On Route 65 In 2016
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – PennDOT has a full plate of major road projects coming in 2016. The biggest project will be the major reconstruction of the Liberty Bridge, but the second biggest job will be more...
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Painters Run Rd. Construction Project To Detour Drivers Through End Of Summer
UPPER ST. CLAIR (KDKA) — A big road construction project will begin detouring some 19,000 drivers in the South Hills next week through the end of summer. According to Allegheny County officials,...
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Road Closures In Effect As Phase 3 Of Glenwood Interchange Project Begins
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Work on the third phase of the Glenwood Interchange project began Monday morning. According to PennDOT, work on the $16.9 million project began around 7 a.m. Crews will be working...
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PennDOT Releases List Of 2016 Road Work Projects In Allegheny Co.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Spring is just around the corner, which means road construction is also on the way. On Wednesday, PennDOT announced an extensive list of road construction projects in Allegheny...
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Pa. Transportation Secretary Touts Benefits Of New I-70 Diverging Diamond...
WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Transportation Leslie Richards visited Pittsburgh Thursday to tout the state’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange. PennDOT likes to call it a DDI....
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Commuters Struggle To Deal With Liberty Bridge Construction
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A huge construction project kicked off Monday on the Liberty Bridge. PennDOT said closing the Liberty Tunnel and two lanes of the bridge this weekend allowed things to go smoothly...
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Parkway West & Fort Pitt Tunnel Weekend Closures Announced As Work Continues
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Work will continue on the Parkway West and at the Fort Pitt Tunnel this weekend, which means traffic restrictions will be in place. According to PennDOT, the inbound side of the...
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Andy Warhol Bridge Closed For Repairs For 15 Months
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s been more than 20 years since the Andy Warhol Bridge has seen a fresh coat of paint. That’s all going to change because the bridge is about to undergo a major facelift. The...
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Public Works Adds Streets To Paving Schedule, Pushes Back 2 Projects
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two major road projects are being pushed back. The Pittsburgh Public Works Department has rescheduled the repaving work on Centre Avenue and North Neville Street until 2017....
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Pittsburgh Marathon Changing Courses Due To Bridge Work
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Bridge work has taken some of the bite out of this year’s Pittsburgh Marathon. Marathon officials on Tuesday announced new courses for the marathon and half marathon to be run May 7....
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Mild Winter Allowing Road Crews To Get Jump Start On Construction Season
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The mild weather of this winter has been a bonanza for road construction crews and is allowing some projects to get rolling as much as a month ahead of the traditional spring start...
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PennDOT Announces Highway Maintenance & Preservation Initiative
HARRISBURG (News Radio 1020 KDKA) – Pennsylvania’s transportation secretary told lawmakers Monday about PennDOT’s new major highway maintenance and preservation effort. Appearing at Senate Budget...
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PennDOT Proposing Major Changes To The Parkway West
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More changes could be coming to the Parkway West. PennDOT has applied for a federal grant to pay for part of a project to redesign the inbound and outbound lanes, on-ramps and exits...
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PennDOT Gearing Up For Another Busy Road Construction Season
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Now that the season has turned from winter to spring, road construction crews are gearing up for a busy season. The first major shut down involves the Boulevard of the Allies...
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Rainy Summer Wreaks Havoc On PennDOT Construction Schedule
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When there are thousands of people coming to the city for the regatta or a Pirates home stand or a Steelers game or a Pitt game, PennDOT has a standing policy about road...
View ArticlePennDOT Announces Full Slate Of 2018 Road Projects
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Winter just started and for the next few months, our biggest concern on the roads will be snow and ice. However, PennDOT has big plans for the...
View ArticlePennDOT Getting Ready For Full Slate Of Road Construction This Spring, Summer
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PennDOT is responsible for a lot of roads in this state. Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards says, “In fact, it is equal to New Jersey, New...
View ArticleSpring Road Construction Season Getting Underway, But 1 Project Being Delayed
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter ELIZABETH, Pa. (KDKA) — Spring doesn’t arrive until Tuesday, but orange bloomed in West Elizabeth and Elizabeth today. Orange and white, more specifically, in the...
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Inclement Weather Delaying Spring, Summer Road Construction Projects
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some are official, others are not, but that doesn’t change the impact of detoured drivers cutting through quiet, residential streets. Mel Huerbin...
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Ligonier Business Owners Fear Road Work Is Affecting Business
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter LIGONIER (KDKA) — Ligonier business owners say they’re not getting the traffic they used to because of road construction in the area. The old saying goes, “Perception...
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Busy Weekend Of Construction To Cause Traffic Headaches On The Parkway East
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There’s another weekend of road closures and restrictions ahead as a construction project rolls on along the busy Parkway East. It was right...
View ArticleSaturday Lane Restrictions For Parkway East
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Drivers traveling on the Parkway East Saturday morning will encounter construction crews and traffic delays. The parkway will be restricted to a...
View ArticlePennDOT Planning $265M Worth Of Construction Projects In Pittsburgh Area
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The road construction season is here and District 11 of PennDOT is planning $265 million worth of new projects covering 48 bridges, 23 landslides...
View ArticlePennDOT Planning 104 Summer Projects In Southwest Region
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Orange barrels and detour signs will soon be in full bloom as PennDOT announces its major road projects for the summer in the southwest part of...
View ArticleGrant Street Closes For Multi-Month Project
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A heavily trafficked downtown Pittsburgh street closed on Monday for a construction project that will last several months. The Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure...
View ArticlePennDOT To Close Part Of The Parkway East For Construction
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A big closure is on the way for the Parkway East. It’s the first big closure of the construction season, as PennDOT told KDKA’s John Shumway they’ll be doing the work next weekend....
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Road Repairs Begin In Penn Hills After July Storm Ripped Through Area
PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Construction crews began repairing Nadine Road in Penn Hills after the area was impacted by storms in July. Little by little, crews spent Tuesday morning removing blocks from a...
View ArticleRoad Work In Robinson May Affect Daily Commute
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Department of Public Works is advising motorists of a lane closure in Robinson Township. Campbells Run Road between McMichael Road and Keiners Lane will shift...
View ArticleDrivers Dealing With Traffic Headaches While Becks Run Rd. Is Repaired After...
BALDWIN (KDKA) — Backups are what drivers will be dealing with for a while on Becks Run Road. A stretch of Becks Run in Baldwin needs repaired after the massive water main break on East Agnew Avenue in...
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Makeover Project On Bigelow Blvd. To Take 9 Months
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The fences were put up and tanks delivered Friday morning, all part of a project to improve Bigelow Boulevard between Forbes and Fifth Avenues in Oakland. It’s the roadway and space...
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