New bus lanes coming to downtown Pittsburgh

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) On Monday, May 19th, new lanes for busses will be put in Downtown Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Regional Transit will have an installation of these bus lanes along the corridor of University Line. The project is five phases that will start Monday and will go through the morning of Wednesday, May 28th. According to Pittsburgh Regional Transit, the work depends on the weather. According to Pittsburgh Regional Transit, here are the phases, dates and locations of the project:

Phase 1:

Liberty Avenue from Fifth Avenue to Sixth Avenue, weather permitting Monday, May 19th at 8 p.m.

General Traffic Changes:

  • The contractor will maintain general traffic on Liberty Avenue.
  • Sixth Avenue between Liberty Avenue and Wood Street will be closed.

Buses will not stop at:

  • Liberty and Sixth Avenue (K&L Gates)
  • Sixth and Smithfield (Trinity Cathedral)

Phase 2:

Sixth Avenue, Grant Street to Centre Avenue, weather permitting, Tuesday, May 20th, with detours being placed at 7 a.m. that day

General Traffic Changes:

  • The outbound travel lane adjacent to Mellon Green will be closed.
  • The contractor will maintain two-directional traffic.

Phase 3:

Sixth Avenue, Wood Street to Grant Street, Wednesday, May 21st at 7 a.m.

General Traffic Changes:

  • Sixth Avenue between Liberty Avenue and Grant Street will become a bus-only lane in the eastbound direction, restricting outbound vehicle access.
  • General traffic will only be able to travel westbound (inbound) on Sixth Avenue between Grant Street and Wood Street

Buses will not stop at:

  • Sixth Avenue & Smithfield Street (Trinity Cathedral)

Phase 4:

Fifth Avenue, Grant Street to Liberty Avenue, Tuesday May 27th, detours will be put in locations at 7 a.m., work at 8 p.m. that day, weather permitting

General Traffic Changes:

  • The westbound (inbound) section of Fifth Avenue between Grant Street and Market Street will become a bus lane.
  • General traffic will travel eastbound (outbound) on Fifth Avenue between Market Street and Grant Street.
  • Vehicles will share a single lane with buses on Fifth Avenue between Market Street and Liberty Avenue.

Buses will not stop at:

  • Fifth at William Penn Place
  • Fifth Avenue at Smithfield Street
  • Fifth Avenue at Wood Street (Goddard School)
  • Fifth Avenue opposite McMasters Way

Phase 5:

Fifth Avenue, Sixth Avenue to Grant Street, Wednesday, May 28th, detours will be put in locations at 7 a.m., work at 8 p.m. that day, weather permitting

General Traffic Changes:

  • The westbound (inbound) section of Fifth Avenue between Grant Street and Market Street will become a bus lane.
  • The westbound (inbound) section of Fifth Avenue between Market Street and Liberty Avenue will have general traffic and buses.
  • General traffic will travel eastbound (outbound) on Fifth Avenue between Market Street and Grant Street.

Buses will not stop at:

  • Fifth at Smithfield
  • Fifth at Wood
  • Fifth at William Penn Place
  • Fifth Avenue opposite McMasters Way (Goddard School)