Part of Carnahan Road is scheduled to close Monday, November 9, while a contractor builds a retaining wall near Banksville Road. Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure says the work is expected to last approximately six weeks.
The full closure covers Carnahan Road between Banksville Avenue and Younger Avenue. The city’s November 3 announcement supplies the start date but does not state an exact hour, so commuters should check the detour before setting out Monday rather than assuming the road will remain open through the morning.
Closure, detour and local access
According to the official construction notice, traffic will use Crane Avenue during the closure. The city’s published detour map shows the route using Crane Avenue and Banksville Road around the closed segment.
Carnahan Road between Crane Avenue and Younger Avenue will be open to local traffic only. That is a separate access restriction from the fully closed section between Banksville Avenue and Younger Avenue. Local-only access should not be treated as permission for through traffic to bypass the closure.
Check the location of your destination against both segments. A nearby address may require a different approach from the one you normally use. For a delivery, pickup or appointment, share the destination and direction of approach when confirming plans, and follow the posted routing when you reach the area.
What the construction notice establishes
The project calls for a new 100-foot retaining wall to stabilize the hillside and support long-term roadway access. A. Merante Contracting is the named contractor. This is a planned construction closure, not a report that the work has already been completed.
The six-week duration is an estimate. The release does not give a specific reopening date, and this article does not convert that estimate into a promised day when normal access resumes. Check later city updates before treating the road as reopened.
Before Monday’s trip
Review the official map while planning the journey, including the return trip. Keep Banksville Avenue, which marks one end of the closed segment, distinct from Banksville Road, which appears in the detour instructions. Similar street names are a reason to check the map rather than rely on a shortened verbal description.
The announcement does not provide a guaranteed detour travel time. Allow for a changed route without relying on a precise delay estimate. This notice summarizes the city’s published instructions; it does not establish separate arrangements for buses, pedestrians or emergency vehicles that the release does not describe.