University Times

UPDATE: The start of this work has been postponed from April 6 to April 13.

A pedestrian safety project will force single lane closures and other restrictions on Forbes Avenue beginning on Monday night, April 6.

The single lane closures will occur between McKee Place and South Bouquet Street from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday-Thursday through late August. Some weekend work also will be necessary, according to a release from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

The $2.1 million project includes new crosswalks, pedestrian countdown signals, new lighting, sidewalk and ADA ramp improvements, curb extensions and other improvements at six intersections on Fifth Avenue and five on Forbes Avenue.

The intersections of Forbes Avenue and South Bouquet Street, Oakland Avenue, Atwood Street, Meyran Street and McKee Place are included in the project, which is scheduled to be completed in late summer.

Work on the intersections of Fifth Avenue and Thackeray Street, South Bouquet Street, Desoto Street, Atwood Street, Meyran Avenue and McKee Place was completed in 2008.

Additional information on the project is available on the Oakland Transportation Management Association web site at www.otma-pgh.org. The project is sponsored by OTMA and the City of Pittsburgh.

The prime contractor for the project is Michael Facchiano Contracting of Pittsburgh.