Port Authority’s 4-Troy Hill Bus Route to be Detoured, Stops Temporarily Discontinued
The Department of Public Works announced today that Mt. Troy Road between Fornof Lane and Lonsdale Street in Reserve Township will close at 9 a.m. on Monday, December 28, 2020. Also, the northbound lane on part of the 3200 block of Mt. Troy Road will close. Those closures are required for construction of two support walls, excavation, clearing and grubbing, milling and paving, as well as installation of a rock embankment, erosion and sedimentation control, and guide rail. The restrictions are expected to end in March 2021.
To accommodate for the closures, the Port Authority of Allegheny County announced that its 4‑Troy Hill bus route will be detoured using Spring Garden Road, Wicklines Lane, and Rialto Street. Additionally, 37 stops on the route will be temporarily discontinued. Those stops include the following:
| INBOUND | STOP # |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite Geyer Road | 2709 |
| Mt. Troy Road #3735 | 2710 |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite Hoffman Rd | 2711 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Klementina Drive | 2712 |
| Mt. Troy Road at #3467 | 2713 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Gardenview Drive | 2715 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Baun Road | 16347 |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite Kinkura Dr | 2718 |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite Fornof Lane | 2719 |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite #2840 | 2720 |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite #2722 | 2722 |
| Mt. Troy Road at #2637 | 2723 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Cronemeyer Ave FS | 2724 |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite Alfred Street | 2725 |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite Homestead Ave | 2726 |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite Highland Ave | 2727 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Beckert Street | 2728 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Pittview Avenue | 2729 |
| Pittview Avenue opposite Teutonia Street | 2730 |
| OUTBOUND | STOP # |
| Pittview Avenue at Teutonia Street | 2765 |
| Pittview Avenue at Mt. Troy Road | 2766 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Beckert Street | 2767 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Highland Avenue | 2768 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Homestead Avenue | 2769 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Alfred Street | 2770 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Lonsdale Street | 2771 |
| Mt. Troy Road #2652 | 2772 |
| Mt. Troy Road #2722 | 2773 |
| Mt. Troy Road #2768 | 2774 |
| Mt. Troy Road #2840 | 2776 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Fornof Lane | 19854 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Kinkura Drive | 2777 |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite Ridgelawn Cementary | 2778 |
| Mt. Troy Road opposite Klementina Drive | 2783 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Hoffman Road | 2784 |
| Mt. Troy Road at #3802 | 2785 |
| Mt. Troy Road at Geyer Road | 2786 |
Riders with questions about the route changes are encouraged to contact Port Authority customer service at 412-442-2000, on Twitter @PghTransitCare, or on live chat at www.portauthority.org.
To accommodate for the bus detour, vehicles will not be allowed to park on Wicklines Lane within 50 feet of its intersection with Spring Garden Road and within 30 feet of its intersection with Rialto Street. Nearby residents have been notified about the restriction.
Also, during the project, regular vehicle traffic will be detoured around the fully closed section of Mt. Troy Road using Spring Garden Road, Chestnut Street, Phineas Street, Troy Hill Road, Lowrie Street, Ley Street, Rialto Street, and Pittview Avenue. Traffic at the single-lane closure site will be controlled using temporary traffic signals. Residents near the closures will have access to their homes at all times.
The southbound lane on part of Mt. Troy Road between Fornof Lane and Lonsdale Street has been closed at a landslide site since June 21, 2019. Traffic is currently being controlled using temporary traffic signals.
A recent inspection of the site indicated that the stability of the roadway had further deteriorated and immediate remediation was needed. The $689,388 project was then bid as an emergency. It is being done by Carmen Paliotta Contracting, Inc., of South Park.