All 4 Lanes Open On Liberty Bridge As Crews Wrap Up 2016 Work
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A long traffic nightmare for drivers who use the Liberty Bridge is over - for now.
All four lanes are back open this morning, but more work is scheduled to take place next year.
Crews spent the weekend getting everything ready and drivers will notice the restrictions have been lifted.
This morning, two lanes of traffic are flowing in both directions. This evening, three lanes will be open on the outbound side.
While this year's work is done on the bridge, crews will be back next year. A latex overlay will be installed on the bridge, which will level out the driving surface.
That work will be done over five weekends and PennDOT said it will be done outside of rush hour.
"We will be back next year to remove and replace those remaining sections. It's gonna be a different process, a different methodology that we'll explain as we go through the winter," PennDOT District 11 Executive Dan Cessna said.
Restrictions in 2017 will include multiple weekend and overnight closures.
Regarding the fire, the liquidated penalties assessed to Joseph B. Fay Co. add up to $3 million.
The $80 million project will extend into 2018.
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