Limited extra road work is scheduled this weekend, but there are still some areas to avoid if you can.
Here’s the rundown:
- Parkway East – The highway will be reduced to one lane in each direction from the Business Route 22 exit in Wilkins to the bridge over Sunset Drive in Monroeville from 9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Sunday. The restriction will allow Swank Construction Co. crews to pave the roadway with asphalt. The work is part of a $70.1 million improvement project between Churchill and the Route 48 exit in Monroeville that will last two more years.
- McKnight Road – Repairs on the bridge over Nelson Run Road will limit traffic to one lane each way between Ivory and Roseland avenues on Pittsburgh’s North Side from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. The highway is undergoing a $27 million improvement project by Lindy Paving Inc. from Venture Street in the city to Perrymont Road in McCandless through next spring.
- McKees Rocks Bridge – Routine bridge inspections will cause periodic traffic stoppages of 15 minutes or less from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Flaggers will help move traffic across the bridge.
- Route 910 – The area between Gulf Lab Road and the southbound Route 28 ramp in Harmar will be reduced to one lane in each direction from 7 a.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Wednesday. The restriction will allow crews to replace crash barriers known as attenuators, which crumple when they are struck by a vehicle to reduce the severity of crashes.
Ed covers transportation at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but he's currently on strike. Email him at eblazina@unionprogress.com.