Section of Pioneer Avenue in Pittsburgh's Brookline to close through mid-July

A section of Pioneer Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood will be closed through mid-July because of gas line replacement work.

Pioneer Avenue will be closed between Dunster Street and Berkshire Avenue from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, according to Columbia Gas.

Work began Monday and is expected to continue through mid-July, the gas company said.

The road closure will affect Port Authority of Allegheny County’s 39-Brookline bus route.

During a construction hours, Columbia Gas has arranged for private shuttles to pick up Port Authority riders at their usual stops along the closed section of Pioneer Avenue and then drop them off at the intersection of Pioneer Avenue and Brookline Boulevard, where Port Authority service will resume.

Likewise, private shuttles will pick up Port Authority riders at the intersection of Brookline Boulevard and Pioneer Avenue and then drop them off at their usual stops along the closed section of Pioneer Avenue.

Shuttle service will be free to riders.

Port Authority’s 39-Brookline route will operate normally outside of construction hours.

Once the initial gas line replacement is finished, Pioneer Avenue will open to single-lane traffic while service installations are completed. Port Authority service also will resume then, Columbia Gas said.

There will be a posted detour for West Liberty Avenue traffic, according to Columbia Gas.