The Department of Public Works announced today that the Black and Gold Playground parking lot near the intersection of Corrigan Drive and Sesqui Drive in South Park will close at 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023. The closure, which is expected to last until November, is required for milling and paving as well as storm sewer improvements, including installation of three rain gardens.
The Black and Gold Playground will remain open during construction. Visitors to the playground are encouraged to park in the parking lot along Corrigan Drive and opposite the Allegheny County horse stables or in the permeable parking lot along Corrigan Drive and adjacent to the South Park Fairgrounds.
Later this year, as part of the same contract, crews will be repairing a storm sewer pipe located between Brownsville Road and Sunny Slopes Drive in South Park. Also, at some point after October, the Hundred Acres Manor parking lot adjacent to Hundred Acres Drive in South Park will close for milling and paving as well as storm sewer replacement. When plans are finalized, that information will be provided to the public via press release, Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), Nextdoor, and Allegheny Alerts.
The $1.8 million project will be done by Morgan Excavating, LP of Speers Borough, PA.
