High Platform Station Improvement Project

UPDATE (4/2/2024): Ramp access to the outbound platform of Memorial Hall Station will be fully closed until Wednesday, April 10 to allow station repair work.

Riders can use a temporary track crossing at the end of the inbound platform to access the outbound platform.

The temporary track crossing may not be accessible for riders who use mobility devices.

Riders who need to use a ramp should instead board Blue or Silver Line rail cars at nearby Killarney Station.

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UPDATE (3/21/24): Work is set to resume April 1. No rider impacts are expected.

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UPDATE (11/2/23): Work on all 18 stations is wrapping up for the cold-weather months and will officially be suspended on December 1.

Construction will resume around April once the weather reaches the proper temperatures to complete the work.

All platforms at the stations where work was being conducted will reopen and be under normal operation.

The project is expected to be fully complete in September 2024.

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UPDATE (8/23/23): Canopy work at Washington Junction will resume on September 5. Work is expected to continue to mid-September and will be conducted between 8pm and 4am. No patron access will be impeded, and no single tracking will be needed in the area.

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UPDATE (8/9/23): Ramp access to the McNeily Station platforms will be restricted beginning Aug. 21 for construction of new ramps. Work is expected to take one week per side and will alternate, with completion by Sept. 1.

Temporary low-level platforms will be built near the station but may not be accessible for riders who use mobility devices. Riders who need to use the ramps should instead board Blue Line or Silver Line rail cars at Killarney Station. Riders who need a ride to the next available accessible station should call ACCESS at 412-562-5353 to schedule an appointment.

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UPDATE (6/30/23): Work at Memorial Hall, Boggs, and Killarney stations is now expected to begin in July followed by Library, Bon Air, and First Ave.

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UPDATE (6/27/23): Canopy installation at Washington Junction is now scheduled for July 17 through July 28.

light-rail vehicles will single-track through the area while crews install the new canopies overnight between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m.

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UPDATE (6/14/23): The canopies that cover the inbound and outbound platforms at Washington Junction will be removed and replaced starting June 19, and is expected to be completed by July 21.

Work will occur overnight between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. During the first three weeks of the project, no service disruptions are expected. In the final two weeks, light-rail vehicles will single-track through the area while crews install the new canopies.

To accommodate operations for this work, construction activities at the Mt. Lebanon Transit Tunnel will transition to daylight hours for the last two weeks of the Washington Junction work. The fans inside the tunnel will only operate on the Dormont side of the tunnel from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Single tracking will occur through the area during that work.

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UPDATE (4/26/23): Ramp access to the outbound platform of Denise Station will be closed from May 1 to May 12 for construction of a new ramp. Riders should use the temporary crosswalk at the north end of the station. Riders needing a ramp should board rail cars at Bon Air or South Bank stations.

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UPDATE (4/4/23): Starting on Monday, April 10, painting activities at Fallowfield Station will require the use of a lift. The work is expected to last a week and will not have an impact on riders or the public.

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We will be rehabilitating 18 high platform light rail stations over the next 2 years. 

Project Plan

In 2021 the board approved a total of $10.8 million to complete the project, which will include repairing the concrete platforms, repairing, and replacing metal railings, replacing tactile pads, refurbishing overhead canopies, and painting various areas of the station. 

Station Construction

Phase One began in February 2022, and included Fallowfield, Potomac, and Mt. Lebanon Stations.

Phase Two began in August 2022, and included Willow/Overbrook Junction, and Washington Junction, before moving to South Bank, Denise and South Hills Village stations in February 2023.

Although the project was initially broken into four phases, supply chain issues and scheduling have caused us to revisit this phased approach to give our contractor more flexibility to move between the stations based on the materials they have available without delaying the project. For example, work at Castle Shannon Station, which was initially to be finished in the second phase, is now scheduled to begin April 10.

Work at Lytle and McNeilly stations will start in early May, followed by Killarney, Memorial Hall, First Avenue, Library, Boggs and Bon Air in the subsequent months.

The contractor will be working weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Weekends may be used as make-up days and when single track is required to limit disruption to riders. If they do work weekends, it would also be from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Possible delays and detours will also be communicated to the public through twitter @PghTransitCare.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please call PRT Customer Service at 412-442-2000. Representatives are available weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  

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