bigelow boulevard Archives

In case you missed it: News from winter break 2020

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • January 19, 2021

While students and staff enjoyed time away from campus at home, things didn’t come to a complete halt on campus. Here are some of the biggest stories from the break so you’re up to date when you get back to campus.

Bigelow to reopen on Christmas Eve

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • December 23, 2020

Bigelow Boulevard between Forbes and Fifth avenues will reopen on Christmas Eve this Thursday, City and Pitt officials announced Wednesday.

Pitt construction halted under governor’s order

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • April 5, 2020

As businesses shutter across Pennsylvania in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the roaring sounds of construction normally heard across Pitt have gone silent as well.

Opinion | Construction on campus is inconvenient but could be worthwhile

By Paige Lawler, Staff Columnist • January 16, 2020

Inaccessibility and change on campus is frustrating and inconvenient for students. However, there is hope that at the end of the construction lies a revitalized, more sustainable campus.

Pitt preparing for phase 2 of Bigelow reconstruction

By Natalie Frank and Jon Moss • December 2, 2019

The usually long line of cars on Bigelow Boulevard between Forbes and Fifth avenues has been replaced with a steady chorus of excavators, dump trucks and other heavy machinery.

Pitt announces shuttle stop changes beginning in November

By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor • October 9, 2019

Pitt announced changes to lower campus shuttle stops that will begin on Nov. 1.

Ready, set, dig: Bigelow closure one month away

By Natalie Frank, For The Pitt News • October 7, 2019

Beginning Nov. 1, Bigelow Boulevard will be closed as a part of a multi-million dollar reconstruction of Bigelow and the WPU driveway.

Board committee approves major construction projects

By Vaibhav Gupta, Staff Writer • June 27, 2019

At a public meeting in Posvar Hall Thursday morning, the property and facilities committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved several major leases and construction projects, a major step in starting to turn the campus master plan into reality.

Changes to come to Bigelow Boulevard

By Joanna Li, News Editor • April 1, 2019

After Pittsburgh received a $500,000 grant in late March from Pennsylvania’s Multimodal Transportation fund, Bigelow Boulevard between Forbes and Fifth avenues could see safety improvements starting in the fall.

Big changes may come to Bigelow

By Madison Hook | For The Pitt News • October 13, 2017

The City of Pittsburgh closed Bigelow Boulevard in 1996 for 29 days. Then-Mayor Tom Murphy said they felt closing Bigelow “would make for ... a more attractive campus.” The trial program didn’t...