Pittsburg, PA
Community weighs in on future of Parkway East bridge over Four Mile Run
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PennDOT is looking at rebuilding or rehabbing a major bridge on the Parkway East in Pittsburgh.
The bridge was built in the 1950s and carries Interstate 376 over the small neighborhood of Four Mile Run. A park and playground sit underneath the bridge, and homes stand just feet away.
PennDOT officials asked members of the public to provide feedback to them at a meeting on Wednesday. They stressed they were early in the planning stages.
They shared that while the bridge is listed in “fair” condition, it has been deteriorating. But for people who live near the bridge, the project could come with a cost. They are concerned about the possibility PennDOT will need to buy some of the homes near the bridge for the construction project.
“I don’t want to see my neighbors have to go because our neighborhood is so small already,” said Ziggy Edwards. “When you take into consideration the harm that was done to the neighborhood with the initial construction and how it has continued over the years, it should be a real consideration to protect the integrity of the community.”
At the meeting on Wednesday, KDKA-TV asked Doug Seeley, an assistant district executive at PennDOT District 11, which properties could be impacted
“We do not know that now. That would primarily depend on the option that is developed here, whether it is a replacement or rehabilitation, Seeley said.
Another bridge-related issue neighbors say they have faced is falling debris. As mentioned in the PennDOT presentation, debris occasionally falls on the playground below the bridge. Neighbors say it poses a safety issue for kids.
“Everyone in the neighborhood shares that concern,” Edwards said.
The material falling onto the playground is meant as a temporary measure to protect neighbors by catching debris that flies off the highway. It’s not a perfect system, but PennDOT is planning to replace the temporary protective material this fall.
“Some of (my neighbors) have suffered damage to their vehicles that are parked across the street because of crashes and things flying off the bridge,” Edwards said.
At Wednesday’s meeting, neighbors also asked PennDOT to consider frequent flooding, noise, and the ability to use the nearby trail and the playground.
“We’re really concerned with the issues that the property owners and the community have with this project. That’s why we’re here today. We want to make sure we are considering those things as we move forward with the design,” Seeley said.
PennDOT’s presentation said it could potentially add additional fencing on both sides to either a rehabbed or rebuilt bridge to keep things from flying off.
Construction could start in 2028. PennDOT officials say they will do their best to minimize traffic impacts.
Check out the PGH Vintage Mixer, take a Pittsburgh Potters Tour or enjoy “Cavalleria Rusticana” at the Pittsburgh Opera — here’s what to do in the city this weekend.
Visual Art
In the new show at Silver Eye Center for Photography, two acclaimed artists draw on their families’ photographic archives to explore themes like migration and the complex legacies of maternal lineages. “Passages” features work by Missouri-based Priya Suresh Kambli and Cambridge, Mass.-based Vivian Poey, who use techniques like layering and mark-making to alter existing photos. The opening reception is Thu., Nov. 7.
Dance
Did you know Madonna once studied with dance pioneer Martha Graham? And that the Allegheny City-born Graham (d. 1991) was a fan of the Material Girl? Now Pittsburgh-based choreographer and dancer Jesse Factor asks what if Graham had choreographed the Blond Ambition tour, applying her movement style to Madonna’s hits? Factor’s “The Marthaodyssey” debuts this week at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, with performances Fri., Nov. 8, and Sat., Nov. 9.
Opera
Ruggero Leoncavallo’s tragic “Pagliacci” is among the world’s best-known operas; with just two acts, it’s often produced alongside another tale of adultery, Pietro Mascagni’s one-act “Cavalleria Rusticana.” So it is this weekend at Pittsburgh Opera, with key roles for soprano Caitlin Gotimer, mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti and baritone Sebastian Catana. The double-bill gets four performances at the Benedum Center, Sat., Nov. 9, Tue., Nov. 12, and Nov. 15 and 17.
Marketplace
The PGH Vintage Mixer returns with its first in-person event since 2021. The marketplace for vintage fashion, vinyl, comics, toys, mid-century-modern stuff and more will set up shop in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center all day Sat., Nov. 9. The ticketed event features some 100 vendors and more nostalgia than you can shake a Herb Albert album at.
Visual Art
The Pittsburgh Potters Tour returns. This installment offers free self-guided tours of 18 local pottery studios, from Sewickley to Homestead, Carnegie to Wilkinsburg, and a dozen points in between, and work by dozens of guest artists as well. It’s organized by the South Side’s venerable Fireborn Studios, it’s a great way to see what local ceramic artists are doing with vases, mugs, teapots, decorative objects and more. The tour runs Sat., Nov. 9, and Sun., Nov. 10.
Pittsburg, PA
Pittsburgh looking at periods of rain on Wednesday then a dry and mild rest of the week
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tuesday brought record-breaking warmth to Pittsburgh with a high of 81 degrees. This broke the old record of 80 set in 1948 and is also the second warmest temperature ever recorded for the month of November. After a very dry few weeks across the Ohio Valley region, today brings in the best chance of rain since about mid-October across Western PA and Northern West Virginia.
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A band of steady light to moderate rain will spread into our area by 7-8 a.m. this morning and persist for a few hours before dissipating gradually around noon.
This will leave us with mostly cloudy skies and mild conditions with temperatures reaching the upper 60s to near 70 for most areas today. As the cold front associated with this system moves southeast, additional isolated to scattered showers will develop. There may even be a thunderstorm as models show very minimal amounts of potential energy in place.
By tonight and Thursday morning, the best chance of showers will shift toward the Laurel Highlands and our Northern West Virginia counties with temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 50s by daybreak Thursday. Total rainfall amounts will range from 0.1″ to locally over 0.25″ in our northwestern zones.
Skies will gradually clear Thursday afternoon and evening. The low temperature for Thursday will occur closer to midnight as cooler air settles into the region late.
For Friday and Saturday expect mostly sunny conditions and mild temperatures. The potency of the cooler air behind this front will be lacking substantially, so we expect temperatures to still be above normal despite the passage of a cold front moving through. Our next system looks to arrive by Sunday with increasing clouds, moisture, and winds along with plenty of showers, especially by Sunday afternoon and evening.
A few thunderstorms are possible too given that there will be some potential energy along with strong winds aloft to help organize storms. Following the passage of this system, temperatures STILL look to stay mild next week with no sign of any substantial cold air mass in the foreseeable future.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers traded a fifth-round pick and a seventh-round pick for Mike Williams and Preston Smith, respectively. However, with two fifth-round picks and three seventh-round picks, just which picks did they end up sending in the deals?
Sources tell PennLive that the Steelers’ seventh-round pick will be heading to Green Bay in the Smith deal, not one of the two seventh-round picks they acquired in the Kenny Pickett trade.
Meanwhile, whichever fifth-round pick ends up lower will be the one going to the New York Jets. The Steelers have their own fifth-round pick as well as the Los Angeles Rams’ fifth-round pick from the Kevin Dotson trade.
Pittsburgh still boasts most of their picks, or they have replaced their picks through other trades. As it stands, the Steelers have all of their picks in the top four rounds, though they could lose their fourth-round pick if Justin Fields plays more than 51 percent of the team’s snaps throughout the season. For now, they have lost a conditional sixth-round pick in that move.
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