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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the long-term closure of the ramp from the northbound Highland Park Bridge to southbound Route 28 in Sharpsburg Borough, Allegheny County, will continue Monday, March 20 weather permitting.

Beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday, the ramp from northbound Highland Park Bridge to southbound Route 28 (toward Pittsburgh) will close to traffic around-the-clock through mid-May. Crews will complete reconstruction work, bridge rehabilitation, and drainage improvements on the ramp that began last October. Ramp traffic to southbound Route 28 will be detoured.

Posted Detours

Northbound Highland Park Bridge to Southbound Route 28

• Take Route 8 (Butler Street/Washington Boulevard) northbound

• Turn right onto the 62nd Street Bridge

• Take the ramp to Route 28 via Sharpsburg

• Continue straight on Bridge Street

• Turn left onto the ramp to southbound Route 28

• End detour

Freeport Road to Southbound Route 28

• From Freeport Road at the Highland Park Bridge, take the ramp to northbound Route 28

• Take the Fox Chapel Road/Waterworks Drive/Freeport Road (Exit 8) off-ramp

• On the ramp, bear left toward Fox Chapel Road

• Turn left onto Fox Chapel Road

• Turn left onto the ramp to southbound Route 28

• Follow southbound Route 28 back to the Virginia Avenue Extension ramp

• End detour

Alternate Route

Freeport Road to Southbound Route 28

• From the Highland Park Bridge, continue southbound on Freeport Road through Sharpsburg

• Freeport Road becomes Main Street

• Take the ramp to southbound Route 28

• End detour

Additionally, beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday, the ramp from Virginia Avenue Extension to southbound Route 28 will close to traffic around-the-clock through early August. Crews will conduct ramp reconstruction work, sound wall installation, barrier placement, and drainage improvements. Ramp traffic to southbound Route 28 will be detoured.

Posted Detour

Virginia Avenue Extension to Southbound Route 28 (from the closed ramp)

• Take Virginia Avenue Extension to Lexington Avenue

• Turn left onto 4th Street

• Take the ramp to northbound Route 28

• Take the Fox Chapel Road/Waterworks Drive/Freeport Road (Exit 8) off-ramp

• On the ramp, bear left toward Fox Chapel Road

• Turn left onto Fox Chapel Road

• Turn left onto the ramp to southbound Route 28

• Follow southbound Route 28 back to the Virginia Avenue Extension ramp

• End detour

Virginia Avenue Extension to Southbound Route 28 (from Freeport Road)

• From Freeport Road, take Delafield Road northbound

• Turn right onto the ramp to northbound Route 28

• Take the Fox Chapel Road/Waterworks Drive/Freeport Road (Exit 8) off-ramp

• On the ramp, bear left toward Fox Chapel Road

• Turn left onto Fox Chapel Road

• Turn left onto the ramp to southbound Route 28

• Follow southbound Route 28 back to the Virginia Avenue Extension ramp

• End detour

The ramp work is part of the $47.31 million improvement project that will address the existing bottleneck and congested traffic flow on Route 28 at the Highland Park Bridge interchange. The project, which started in late 2020, involves the reconstruction of Route 28 between North Canal Street/Kittanning Pike and Delafield Avenue, the establishment of two travel lanes in each direction through the interchange, and the reconstruction of acceleration and deceleration ramps. The project also features the reconstruction of ramps at the Highland Park Bridge/Freeport Road interchange, bridge and wall preservation work, roadway widening, sound barrier installation, and miscellaneous operational and safety improvements. Lane restrictions on Route 28 and long-term ramp closures will occur throughout the project which is expected to conclude in 2023.

To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for Route 28 traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to stcowan@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – Route 28” in the subject line.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.penndot.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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