Construction projects can begin in Pittsburgh on Friday

Pittsburgh will allow construction projects to begin in the city starting on Friday under protocols established by the state and construction industry, the Mayor’s Office announced Monday.

Gov. Tom Wolf last month shuttered most construction projects to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The governor last week announced that all businesses in the construction industry could resume operations Friday.

“Following the leadership of Gov. Wolf, and in accordance with strong safety measures, the time is right to slowly restart construction activity in the city,” Mayor Bill Peduto said in a statement.

Pittsburgh issued the following guidance for the construction industry:

• All permit holders who suspended work must submit new dates prior to resuming construction by emailing DOMIpermits@pittsburghpa.gov with the permit number and anticipated restart date.
• Applications for permits to work in city rights of way can be found here.
• All permit applications received after May 6 or with a planned start date later than May 24 will be processed through the OneStopPGH website and under a fee schedule that can be found here.
• Enforcement of “no parking” signs is limited because of the pandemic. Applicants utilizing authorized signs should review additional online guidelines found here.
• Temporary covid-19 procedures can be found here and should be regularly checked for updates.
• Inspection requests will only be accepted through the OneStopPGH website.
• Permits will begin to be issued Friday. Processing could take several business days because of a backlog.
• Tutorials on using OneStopPGH can be found here.