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Title: PA, Pittsburgh: West End Circle 'Hole In The Wall' being opened permanently.
Post by: rickmastfan67 on August 02, 2009, 07:18:24 AM
Just saw this on KDKA's website.

http://kdka.com/local/West.End.hole.2.1108171.html (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.
Title: Re: PA, Pittsburgh: West End Circle 'Hole In The Wall' being opened.
Post by: njroadhorse on August 02, 2009, 08:58:08 AM
Thank god, that was really annoying :-/
Title: Re: PA, Pittsburgh: West End Circle 'Hole In The Wall' being opened.
Post by: PAHighways on August 03, 2009, 09:09:24 PM
It should say "re-opening" as it was used during the Fort Pitt rehabilitation project.
Title: Re: PA, Pittsburgh: West End Circle 'Hole In The Wall' being opened.
Post by: 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
Title: Re: PA, Pittsburgh: West End Circle 'Hole In The Wall' being opened.
Post by: PAHighways on August 03, 2009, 11:02:28 PM
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:
Title: Re: PA, Pittsburgh: West End Circle 'Hole In The Wall' being opened permanently.
Post by: PAHighways on March 05, 2010, 08:07:54 PM
PennDOT Opens West End "Hole in the Wall"  to Northbound Traffic Tuesday in Pittsburgh (http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Penndot/Districts/district11.nsf/93a05958cad04c09852571e60056cfc3/0c4670c06416d263852576dd006ae7ca?OpenDocument)
Title: Re: PA, Pittsburgh: West End Circle 'Hole In The Wall' being opened permanently.
Post by: rickmastfan67 on March 09, 2010, 10:41:24 PM
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
Title: Re: PA, Pittsburgh: West End Circle 'Hole In The Wall' being opened permanently.
Post by: Mr_Northside on March 10, 2010, 11:23:46 AM
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.