UPDATE – The concrete pour scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed until Monday, 2/27.  The below detour will begin at 8:00PM on Monday and will be in effect until 6:00AM on Tuesday, 2/28. 

Division of Operations

Facilities Management and Campus Services

TO:  Shutdown Group, All Facility Coordinators, Housing

FROM:  Service Response Center

SUBJECT: Construction Notice – Tepper Quad Project – Forbes Avenue Detour – 2/25

On Saturday, 2/25, at 4:00AM, there will be a Westbound Detour of Forbes Ave. between Morewood Avenue and South Craig Street due to construction at the Tepper Quad Project.  The detour will be in effect until 3:00PM on Saturday.  If the forecast changes and rain is anticipated, the pour will be postponed to start Monday night at 8:00pm.

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.

At the intersection of Forbes Ave and Morewood Ave. a sign will be placed stating that “Access to the Morewood parking lot only”

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 Detour Plan and Closure Detail sheets for additional information.

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