Traffic calming construction begins Monday in Brighton Heights

Construction on a traffic calming project in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood is expected to begin Monday.

The project will aim to reduce traffic speeds on Termon Avenue between California Avenue and Brighton Road, officials said.

Construction is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The project is expected to last five days, weather permitting, officials said.

Temporary no-parking signs will be posed throughout the corridor during construction.

More than 95% of vehicles traveling on that street were driving faster than the posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour, according to city data collected in 2021. Based on the rate of speeding and the crash history on the corridor, officials said, there was “a strong need for traffic calming intervention.”

The project will include a “speed table,” which is similar to a speed hump, but with a modified flat top that raises a vehicle’s entire wheelbase to reduce its speed. Crews also will install a series of chicanes, which is a series of alternating, mid-block curb extensions or islands that narrow the roadway and require a vehicle to follow a curving S-shaped path that discourages speeding.

A traffic circle will go in at the intersection of Termon Avenue and McClure Avenue.

Crews will install permanent signage and pavement markings to alert drivers of the traffic calming elements.

Construction is tentatively slated to start Monday.

During construction of the speed table, one lane of traffic on Termon Avenue will be closed with flaggers allowing alternating traffic.

There will be intermittent closures of the Termon and McClure intersection while the traffic circle is constructed.

Officials said through traffic should find an alternative route, but local residents will be allowed.

Small travel delays are likely, officials said.

Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced the information Friday.