Pittsburg, PA
Road construction projects set to pick back up this weekend throughout the Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Road crews around the Pittsburgh area are going to be back at it with a vengeance this weekend after taking off last weekend for Labor Day.
No fewer than four major roads are going to feel the construction pinch and KDKA’s John Shumway is here with what you need to know.
The Parkway East near the Birmingham Bridge
Starting tonight at 9 p.m., the inbound lanes of I-376 will be reduced down to a single lane from the area approaching the Birmingham Bridge to just beyond the bridge.
The ramp to the northbound Boulevard of the Allies will also be closed.
The lane restriction will be lifted by Monday morning.
Route 51 in Jefferson Hills
A short stretch of the roadway beneath the Mon-Fayette Expressway is shutting down for another weekend.
The road will be closed from Peters Creek Road to Worthington Avenue starting at 10 p.m. tonight.
The PA Turnpike Commission is shutting down the road so that more bridge beams can be placed on the expressway high above Rt. 51.
The marked detour is 15 miles long, but there is an easier route, as long as you’re not driving a truck.
Interstate 79 from the Ohio River to Crafton
The seemingly endless project is about done for the year.
The northbound express lane in the southbound lanes of I-79 is closing tonight at 7 p.m.
By the end of the weekend, the crossovers will be gone and the restrictions will be lifted.
Once the restrictions are lifted, I-79 will be back to its normal configuration with two lanes in each direction.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike ramps at the Beaver Valley exit
While the weekend projects will be wrapping up by Monday morning, another will just be getting started.
Starting on Sunday night, the Pa. Turnpike’s westbound on-ramps and off-ramps at the Beaver Valley exit will be closing for a week of construction.
The posted detour will direct drivers to use the New Castle exit, Fairline Boulevard, Rt. 351 to Koppel, and Rt. 18, and then the opposite direction if you’re wanting to go west on the Turnpike.
Will tonight’s rain impact the projects?
The rain might slow things a bit, but all of the projects are expected to have enough dry time to get their work done.
Things should be back to normal for the first three projects by Monday.
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With America celebrating its 250th birthday this summer, a major landmark in Pittsburgh will celebrate its 100th birthday.
Allegheny County announced a 100th Birthday Bash for the Andy Warhol Bridge on Saturday, June 27, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato made the event official on Friday morning and said it will feature art, music, games, and more.
“Allegheny County’s history is filled with innovation and creativity, beautiful architecture, and talented homegrown artists, and the Andy Warhol Bridge encapsulates all of that in one iconic structure,” said Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato. “I hope everyone will come down for a fun day of art, community, and a shared celebration of our history on June 27.”
Part of the celebration will be art projects hosted and led by the Andy Warhol Museum and the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Local artist Strawberry Luna will also create a special, commemorative poster celebrating the bridge’s history.
The Andy Warhol Bridge is the only bridge in the country to be named for a visual artist, according to Allegheny County.
“As our nation commemorates the U.S. Semiquincentennial, it is fitting that we recognize the oldest of the three Sister Bridges, which represent Pittsburgh’s tradition of innovation, ingenuity, and ‘we can do it’ spirit,” said Andy Masich, president and CEO of the Senator John Heinz History Center. “These iconic bridges, painted in ‘Aztec Gold’ as an homage to the city’s official colors, are symbols of Pittsburgh’s vibrancy, culture, and most importantly, its people.”
Formerly known as the Seventh Street Bridge, it was renamed the Andy Warhol Bridge in 2005 to honor the famous artist as well as the 10th anniversary of the Andy Warhol Museum, which is two blocks away.
A man was critically injured after being assaulted by a group of people in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood on Thursday evening, authorities said.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said officers were called to South St. Clair and Eva streets around 5 p.m. for reports of a man who was assaulted by a group of people. The assault happened next to a Whole Foods store.
At the scene, which bordered a park with a playground, first responders found a man who was unconscious and not breathing. Officers and medics performed CPR on the man until he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The exact nature of his injuries was not released.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said “several males of unknown age” were detained and transported to police headquarters for questioning. It was not immediately known if any of them would be charged.
A KDKA-TV crew observed a second police scene nearby on Centre Avenue next to The Fresh Market, which was previously a Whole Foods. At that scene, KDKA-TV observed what appeared to be at least one teenager being taken into a police car. A witness told KDKA-TV they saw police questioning nearly 10 people, ranging from grade schoolers to teenagers.
Pittsburgh Public Safety did not say what led up to the assault.
“Those kids, whoever they were, need to be reprimanded for that, because that was horrible, horrible,” said Asia Wilter, who was nearby on Thursday evening.
Over the weekend, another man was assaulted outside a 7-Eleven store on Penn Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. Police say the assault started inside the 7-Eleven after the victim mentioned to an employee that he believed a group of teenage males was shoplifting.
Pittsburgh police say the victim scraped his elbow and had a small abrasion on his face. He refused to be transported to the hospital, but police say he went on his own to get checked out. Police are searching for the teens.
Earlier this month, six teenage girls were charged after authorities said they chased a woman into a Sephora store in East Liberty and beat her. Sephora’s loss prevention officer estimated the teens caused approximately $30,000 in damage.
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