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PA, Pittsburgh: West End Circle 'Hole In The Wall' being opened permanently.

Started by rickmastfan67, August 02, 2009, 07:18:24 AM

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rickmastfan67

Just saw this on KDKA's website.

http://kdka.com/local/West.End.hole.2.1108171.html

SB US-19 traffic will now be able to go directly straight instead of using the Circle to continue after they cross the West End Bridge.


njroadhorse

NJ Roads FTW!
Quote from: agentsteel53 on September 30, 2009, 04:04:11 PM
I-99... the Glen Quagmire of interstate routes??

PAHighways

It should say "re-opening" as it was used during the Fort Pitt rehabilitation project.

rickmastfan67

Quote from: PAHighways on August 03, 2009, 09:09:24 PM
It should say "re-opening" as it was used during the Fort Pitt rehabilitation project.

That better? :P

PAHighways

Quote from: rickmastfan67 on August 03, 2009, 10:49:58 PM
Quote from: PAHighways on August 03, 2009, 09:09:24 PM
It should say "re-opening" as it was used during the Fort Pitt rehabilitation project.

That better? :P

Much :cool:

PAHighways


rickmastfan67

It has opened today.  And already, we almost had a few close calls from people trying to turn right (into One Way Traffic going the other way) from NB US-19 when they come to the traffic light after they clear the "hole".

Story and video on it located @ KDKA's website here: http://kdka.com/local/PennDOT.hole.in.2.1547348.html

Mr_Northside

I don't know exactly what was causing it, but traffic in the queue to get onto the West End Bridge from NB-65 was backed up almost to the Ft. Duquesne Bridge yesterday evening (I certainly wasn't going to be taking Chateau St. yesterday!)... I haven't seen it anywhere near that bad there since the McKees Rocks Bridge was closed for repairs.

I'm guessing that it was just a "hiccup" caused be the new traffic patterns.
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