Outbound traffic to Oakland on Forbes Avenues through the Boulevard of the Allies construction zone, will be reduced to a single lane, starting Monday night.

Normally, Forbes accommodates three lanes of traffic in that area, but since the $29 million "gateway" project got under way earlier this year, only two lanes have been open.

Now, only one lane will be open until late August between Moultrie Street and McDevitt Place.

Traffic entering Forbes Avenue from the Parkway East outbound will be free-flowing to keep it from backing up onto the parkway, requiring motorists on Forbes to stop.

While the lanes are closed, workers will construct new drainage facilities and a retaining wall along Forbes as part of the ramp, bridge and roadway reconfiguration.

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Single Lane Traffic on Forbes Begins April 28 in Oakland
Two left lanes are expected to close resulting in a single lane of traffic on Forbes Avenue from Moultrie Street to McDevitt Place. The restrictions will begin at 8 p.m. on Monday and continue around-the-clock through late August 2008. Traffic on Forbes Avenue will be required to stop at the merge point with traffic from the Parkway East off-ramp (traffic from the Parkway East will be free-flowing). Learn more about the delays.

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PennDOT Offers Additional Suggestions to Bypass Boulevard of the Allies Bridge Closure: Helping Motorists Avoid Possible Congestion

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The Boulevard of the Allies will be closed to all thru traffic between January 3, 2008 at midnight, and November 21, 2008.

All Northbound traffic approaching the bridge will be directed onto Craft Avenue and onto the new North Ramp from 5th Avenue. All Southbound traffic approaching Oakland will be forced to take the Parkway East exit ramp just past Mercy Hospital.

Again, the new North Ramp will be in use and traffic leaving Oakland can access the Blvd of the Allies North bound and the Parkway East Westbound via the new ramp.

For information on additional construction in our area, contact the PennDOT Construction Hotline at (412) 429-6035 or visit www.dot.state.pa.us.

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New Slip Ramp from 5th Avenue to the Boulevard of the Allies to Open on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 12 Midnight! (Map)

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Contra Flow lane on Forbes Avenue to Boulevard of the Allies closed at 12 Midnight and will remain closed.

Motorists are advised to use caution, slow down, allow extra time and be prepared for changing traffic patterns when traveling in the area.

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For an opportunity to see the latest traffic conditions via Webcam, access PennDOT Engineering District 11-0 highway traffic cameras.

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Pittsburgh Area Traffic from Traffic.com.

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Mon Fayette Expressway Design Advisory Teams, Monthly Meetings and Decision Chronicles, for more information go to www.paturnpike.com/monfaydat.