Traffic calming project slated for Squirrel Hill

Pittsburgh officials on Friday announced they are planning to complete a traffic calming project in the city’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood next week.

The traffic calming effort will occur on Shady Avenue between Beacon Street and Phillips Avenue, according to the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure.

Data collected in 2021 showed that more than 75% of vehicles traveling on that street exceeded the 25 mph speed limit, city officials said. The rate of speeding and the crash history in the corridor indicated “a strong need for traffic calming intervention,” officials said.

The project will include two new speed tables on Shady Avenue. Speed tables are similar to speed humps, but with a modified flat top that raises the entire wheelbase of a vehicle to reduce its speed.

Crews also will install permanent signage and pavement markings to alert drivers about the speed tables.

Construction is tentatively slated for Wednesday and is expected to last two days, weather permitting. Construction will be between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

During construction, one lane of traffic on Shady Avenue will be closed and flaggers will be stationed at each end to allow alternating traffic, officials said. Temporary no parking signage will be posted along the corridor where work is taking place.