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Weekend Events to Detour Port Authority Buses
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (54 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – Port Authority announces that several bus routes will be detoured this weekend due to upcoming events:



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Port Authority to Host TDP Open House in East Liberty
Friday, July 18, 2008 (218 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA –Port Authority is pleased to announce that a Transit Development Plan (TDP) Public Open House has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 5, 2008 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Liberty Presbyterian Church, located at 116 South Highland Avenue in East Liberty.



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Port Authority to Unveil "Tell Us Where To Go" Bus
Thursday, July 17, 2008 (731 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – As part of the Transit Development Plan (TDP) public-input gathering process, Port Authority will unveil its “Tell Us Where To Go” bus Sunday, July 20, 2008 at the Central North Side Neighborhood Council’s Summer Block Party, which will take place between 4 and 8 p.m. near the intersection of Arch Street and North Avenue.



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Weekend Events to Detour Port Authority Buses
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 (264 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – Port Authority announces that several bus routes will be detoured this weekend due to upcoming events:



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Port Authority Board Committee Meetings Dates Changed
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 (159 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – The Port Authority Board of Director’s Planning and Development Committee meeting scheduled for Friday, July 18, 2008 at 10 a.m. will now take place Friday, July 25, 2008 at 9 a.m.



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Local Company Supplies Needed Part For TBM Hole-Through Event
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 (214 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – The much-anticipated tunnel boring machine hole-through at the Stanwix Street receiving pit would not have occurred Thursday, July 10, 2008 if it was not for a local company.



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Additional July Events to Detour Port Authority Buses
Friday, July 11, 2008 (340 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – Port Authority announces that several additional routes will be detoured in July due to upcoming events and construction:



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Tunnel Boring Machine Hole-Through Delayed
Thursday, July 10, 2008 (477 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – A malfunctioning bearing on a slurry plant conveyor belt has delayed the holing- through of the 500-ton tunnel boring machine into the receiving pit located under Stanwix Street that was scheduled for this morning, Thursday, July 10.



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North Shore Connector News
Thursday, July 10, 2008 (486 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – Port Authority is pleased to announce that the 500-ton tunnel boring machine (TBM) that has been mining the first of two tunnels as part of the North Shore Connector Project made its appearance in Downtown Pittsburgh Thursday, July 10, 2008.



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Tunnel Boring Machine Arrives in Downtown Pittsburgh
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 (600 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA - Port Authority is pleased to announce that the 500-ton tunnel boring machine (TBM) that has been mining the first of two tunnels as part of the North Shore Connector Project is anticipated to “hole through” the receiving pit under Stanwix Street in Downtown Pittsburgh between 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 10.



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Additional July Events to Detour Port Authority Buses
Monday, July 07, 2008 (291 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – Port Authority announces that several additional routes will be detoured in July due to upcoming events and construction:



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Tunnel Boring Machine to Arrive in Downtown Pittsburgh
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 (740 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA—Port Authority is pleased to announce that the 500-ton tunnel boring machine (TBM) that has been mining the first of two tunnels as part of the North Shore Connector Project is ready to make its appearance in Downtown Pittsburgh the week of July 7-11, 2008.



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July Events to Detour Port Authority Buses
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 (848 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – Port Authority announces that several additional routes will be detoured in July due to upcoming events and construction:



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Extra Rail Service Provided July 4
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 (865 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA - Port Authority will provide extra rail service on Friday, July 4, 2008 to accommodate the large crowds expected to view the City of Pittsburgh’s annual fireworks display and attend the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta.



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Fact Finder Requested In Port Authority Labor Negotiations
Monday, June 30, 2008 (482 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – The parties negotiating Port Authority’s contract with Local 85 of the Amalgamated Transit Union have officially notified the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB) that they will be unable to reach a collective bargaining agreement by the expiration of the contract at midnight tonight. As such, the parties have requested that the PLRB appoint a Fact Finder, as required by the Second Class County Port Authority Act.



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Stanwix Street to Close Between Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Penn Avenue
Friday, June 27, 2008 (280 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – To facilitate the preparation the arrival of the tunnel boring machine, Port Authority will close a portion of Stanwix Street between Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Penn Avenue on Monday, June 30, 2008 beginning at 6 a.m.



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Port Authority Adopts Budget for Fiscal Year 2009
Friday, June 27, 2008 (289 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – The Port Authority Board of Directors today approved a $350.2 million Fiscal Year 2009 Operating Budget that assumes a minimum of $10 million in cost reductions will be achieved through the collective bargaining process with ATU Local 85, the Authority’s largest labor union. Dependent upon these savings, the operating budget also assumes that no fare increases or service cuts will be necessary in FY 2009.



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Port Authority Receives Award for Budget Excellence
Friday, June 27, 2008 (337 reads)


Pittsburgh, PA – The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has honored Port Authority with its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the Authority’s Fiscal Year 2008 Operating and Capital Budgets.



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