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Smithfield Street Bridge to close this weekend for construction

Nightly closures planned next week on Blanding Boulevard near First Coast Expressway interchange.
Smithfield Street Bridge to close this weekend for construction (Wikimedia Commons)
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PITTSBURGH — The Smithfield Street Bridge will be closed for construction this weekend.

The closure will start at 10 p.m. Friday and last until 6 a.m. Monday.

Crews will work on roadway, median and sidewalk repairs, bridge deck overlay work and line painting.

Traffic will be detoured:


  • South of the bridge
    • Take East Carson Street to South Tenth Street
    • Turn onto South Tenth Street and cross the bridge
    • Turn left onto Second Avenue
    • Turn left onto B Street
    • Turn right onto First Avenue
    • Turn left onto Grant Street
    • Turn right onto Fort Pitt Boulevard
    • End detour


  • North of the bridge
    • Same detour in the opposite direction

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