Division of Operations

Facilities Management and Campus Services

TO:  Shutdown Group, All Facility Coordinators

FROM:  Service Response Center

DATE:  August 24, 2017

SUBJECT:  Tepper Quad Project – Forbes Avenue Detour – 8/25 at 9:00PM

On Friday, 8/25, at 9:00PM there will be a Westbound Detour of Forbes Avenue between Morewood Avenue and South Craig Street due to the reconfiguration of the Forbes Avenue Westbound curb lane at the Tepper Quad Project.  The detour will be in effect until 6:00AM on Saturday morning.

This reconfiguration will allow the Westbound Forbes Avenue Bus Stop to once again be back near Morewood Avenue at the newly placed concrete sidewalk.   The current Westbound bus stop at the traffic signal in front of Hamburg Hall will be eliminated.

The North side of the Forbes Avenue sidewalk will be closed between the new bus stop location and the bridge over South Neville Street to allow for the construction of the sidewalk in front of the new building.

The following Detour will be in place.

1)      Traffic Travelling west on Forbes Ave.

a)      Right turn onto Morewood Ave

b)      Left turn onto Fifth Ave.

c)      Left turn onto S. Craig St.

d)     Back to Forbes Ave.

The detour will be clearly marked “Forbes Ave Detour” with Penn Dot approved signs.  On Fifth Ave and east of the intersection of Fifth Ave and Morewood, an advanced warning sign will be placed notifying all traffic traveling west on Fifth Ave that Forbes Ave will be closed to all traffic traveling inbound on Forbes Ave.

The Warner Hall Parking Lot will not be accessible from Westbound Forbes Avenue.  Follow detour route and enter the Warner Hall Parking Lot from Eastbound Forbes Avenue.

2)      Traffic Traveling east on Forbes Ave

a)      Will be shifted to the Right lane and continue out bound on Forbes Ave

Construction flaggers will be onsite for the entire closure to provide vehicle and pedestrian assistance.

Please see attached Closure Detail sheet for additional location information.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call Mike Kelley, CDFD Project Manager, at 412-268-2366.