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[KevinKorell]

WTAE-TV, Channel 4 in Pittsburgh, PA, 3/21/24:

 

 

   Major light rail projects ahead for PRT  

 

 

A $150 million investment is set to begin on Pittsburgh’s light rail system next month. The projects for the T will mean rolling closures and detours for riders. The public was invited for a meeting to learn more about the projects Thursday night in Beechview.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Pittsburgh, PA Union-Progress, 3/21/24:
 

 

     South Hills residents face five years, $150 million of work on the light rail system

 
 
 
Riders of Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s light rail system can expect service disruptions for the next five years as the agency completes a series of improvements expected to cost about $150 million.

 

 
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[KevinKorell]

CBS Pittsburgh, 4/1/24:
 

 

 Unused "T" lines could be revived during massive improvement project      

 

 

Many unused light rail lines are up for consideration to be revived temporarily while construction on current lines is underway.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Pittsburgh, PA Union-Progress, 5/16/24:
 

 

  South Hills light rail work begins Thursday, will last through Aug. 31     

 

 

The summer of discontent begins Thursday for riders of Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s light rail system to the South Hills.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette,  6/10/24:

 

 

     Long-term closure of PRT light rail’s Red Line set for this weekend as part of $150 million rehab      

 

 

Those who frequent the light rail system’s Red Line in Allegheny County have just a few days to figure out their new routes, with a long-term closure set to start this weekend.

 

 

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