Southbound Route 88 Detours Begin Monday in Castle Shannon 7-29-10
Traffic Advisory
July 29, 2010
Southbound Route 88 Detours Begin Monday in Castle Shannon
Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists southbound traffic on Route 88 (Library Road) in Castle Shannon Borough, Allegheny County, will be detoured beginning on Monday, Aug. 2.
The southbound traffic detour will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday and continue around-the-clock through late August. Northbound traffic will remain reduced to a single lane on the existing roadway. Intermittent short-term traffic stoppages may also occur. The southbound closure will occur between Sixth Street and Castle Shannon Boulevard. Local residents are encouraged to find alternate routes. Signs will be posted to guide motorists.
Southbound Route 51 nightly detours: Option #1 • At the Liberty Tunnel in the City of Pittsburgh, take West Liberty Avenue (Route 19) • Travel south approximately 5 miles • Turn left onto Connor Road • Follow Connor Road back to Route 88 south of the closure Option #2 • Take Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard) south to intersection with Lebanon Church Road/Route 88/Curry Hollow Road • Turn right onto Curry Hollow Road • Curry Hollow Road becomes Broughton-Library Road • Continue for about 4 miles • Return to Route 88 south of the closure
The $4.7 million project includes milling and bituminous paving, realignment, widening, drainage, guide rail, shoulders, signing and pavement markings, signals, retaining walls, and other improvements on 1.15 miles of Route 88 from Castle Shannon Boulevard to Sixth/Killarney Streets. Overall work will conclude in October.
The prime contractor is CH&D Enterprises, Inc. of New Stanton, PA.
PennDOT advises motorists to use caution, slow down and be aware of changing traffic patterns when driving through the area. PennDOT reminds motorists they can log on to 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling.
Media Contact: Jim Struzzi, Press Officer (412) 429-5010 (Office) (412) 292-9357 (Cell Phone)
Regarding northbound Route 88 lane restrictions during the next construction phase.
Motorists are advised to use the suggested detours of Rte 51 to Lebanon Church Road or West Liberty Ave.
Residential side streets are not engineered for heavy traffic volume.
Castle Shannon Police advise that there will be increased traffic enforcement efforts directed to side streets and residential neighborhoods around the affected areas with ZERO tolerance for speeding and stop sign violations.
BURGLARY -ALERT
7-10-10 7-10-10
BURGLARY -ALERT 7-10-10
Castle Shannon Police are investigating a daylight forced-entry Burglary which occurred on Chestnut Ave, which is in a neighborhood near the central business district.
On 7-9-10 actor(s) unknown entered a basement level window and stole jewelry, electronics and a handgun.
Residents are reminded to secure doors and windows when they are not home and to report suspicious people, vehicle and circumstances to police by calling 911.
Police Receive High-Powered Rifles 12-5-09
Using the new Crime Reports Mapping 12-1-09
Please visit the link to CrimeReports on our webpage and navigate through the various tools available. There are fields available to add email addresses for daily alerts, blogs, facebook contacts, and additional methods to receive information relative to crime and police activity in Castle Shannon. The site subscriptions are FREE to residents, and proprietary police information is kept secure by parameters set in our agreement with the vendor.
In order to view the most comprehensive list of crimes, click on the bar for "Crime Types" and when the dialogue box opens, click on the "Show All" bar and then choose "Done".
On the "Calendar" Bar you can choose your time parameters, such as 3,7,14,30 days or a window of time "from/to".
