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

[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]

Thank god, that was really annoying

[PAHighways]

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

[rickmastfan67]

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

That better?

[PAHighways]

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

That better?

Much

[PAHighways]

PennDOT Opens West End "Hole in the Wall"  to Northbound Traffic Tuesday in Pittsburgh

[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.