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Southbound lanes of Bloomfield Bridge to be closed for several weeks

PITTSBURGH — The southbound lanes of the Bloomfield Bridge closed Wednesday morning at 6 a.m.,  and will remain closed for 23 days.

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The bridge is closed to southbound traffic at Liberty Avenue.

Posted Detour:

  • From the northern end of the bridge, take Liberty Avenue east
  • Turn right onto Baum Boulevard
  • Turn right onto North Craig Street
  • North Craig Street becomes Bigelow Boulevard
  • Follow Bigelow Boulevard back to the Bloomfield Bridge

The closure is part of a larger $12.24 million Route 380 reconstruction project between Morewood Avenue and Herron Avenue.

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It includes reconstruction from the eastbound off-ramp of the Bloomfield Bridge to the Baum Avenue Bridge over the PAT Busway, reconstruction of the Baum Avenue bridge deck and milling and resurfacing of Baum Avenue from the bridge to Morewood Avenue.

Additional work includes reconstruction of ADA curb cut ramps, traffic signal upgrades and pavement reconstruction at the Bloomfield Bridge.

The overall project will conclude in August of 2016.

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