The $3.2 million project converting Allegheny Circle into a two-way roadway is nearly complete, officials with Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure said, and will be converted for two-way traffic Thursday evening.
The roadway will be open to traffic during the conversion, though there will be isolated lane restrictions to complete miscellaneous work, DOMI officials said Tuesday.
The two-way conversion of traffic around Allegheny Circle is slated for 7 p.m. Thursday.
Police officers will be stationed at the various intersections around Allegheny Commons to monitor traffic during the initial implementation of two-way traffic.
Allegheny Circle is comprised of four streets — North, East, South and West Commons — in the Allegheny Center neighborhood.
It had been a four-lane, one-way road.
Early phases of the two-way conversion project limited the travel lanes from four to two and added a bidirectional bicycle track on the inside of the circle, with parking on the outside.
The current phase of the project is finalizing the roadway’s transformation from a “vehicle-centric road to a neighborhood-scale, multi-modal, pedestrian-friendly street,” city officials said in a statement.
The project is converting the street into a two-way road for vehicles with one lane of traffic in each direction.
The cycle track was also upgraded, officials said, and bicycle facilities were extended to connect with existing facilities along Federal Street. The project also includes upgrades to traffic signals, intersection modifications to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists, improved curb ramps and new pavement markings and signage.
Officials asked the public to be aware of officers and flaggers during the two-way conversion, and to adhere to changing traffic patterns.
Pittsburgh City Council recently reallocated $1 million initially earmarked for a new public safety training facility to a project that will similarly convert Penn Circle from a one-way roadway into a two-way stretch.
