Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the ramps at the Highland Park Bridge interchange in Aspinwall and
Sharpsburg boroughs, Allegheny County, have reopened to traffic today,
Wednesday, September 27.
The following ramps
have reopened to unrestricted traffic:
Southbound Route 28 to the
Highland Park Bridge
Highland Park Bridge to
Freeport Road (Aspinwall Exit)
Freeport Road to northbound and
southbound Route 28
Crews conducted ramp
reconstruction work, bridge rehabilitation, and drainage improvements.
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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