Bigelow Archives - The Pitt News

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.

Board committee approves expansion to Salk construction

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • November 18, 2020

More construction crews will soon rumble into Oakland following the approval of an expanded construction project by the Properties & Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees.

Bigelow to partially reopen as construction moves into fourth phase

By Maura Scrabis, Staff Writer • October 19, 2020

Parts of Bigelow Boulevard will reopen next Saturday as the University's massive construction project moves into its fourth phase.

Pitt to continue construction on ‘essential’ projects only

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • August 23, 2020

The construction on Bigelow Boulevard is now set to finish its third and final phase in October. It originally had an August completion date, before Welcome Week for incoming first-year students.

Bigelow construction to resume Friday

By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor • May 1, 2020

Pitt will resume construction Friday on the Bigelow Boulevard project between Forbes and Fifth avenues, University officials said.

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.