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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing the long-term closures of the ramp from southbound Route 28 to the Highland Park Bridge and the northbound Highland Park Bridge ramp to Freeport Road in Aspinwall and Sharpsburg boroughs, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, May 22 weather permitting.

Beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday, the ramp from southbound Route 28 to the Highland Park Bridge will close to traffic around-the-clock through mid-September. Crews will conduct ramp reconstruction work, bridge rehabilitation, and drainage improvements. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detour

Southbound Route 28 to the Highland Park Bridge

• From southbound Route 28, take the Fox Chapel Road (Exit 8) prior to the Highland Park Bridge interchange

• Turn right onto Fox Chapel Road

• Turn right onto Freeport Road (Route 1001)

• Follow Freeport Road to the Highland Park Bridge

• End detour

Alternate Route

Southbound Route 28 to the Highland Park Bridge

• From southbound Route 28, continue past the South 8 Highland Park Bridge/Aspinwall interchange

• Take the ramp to North 8 toward Butler (Exit 5)

• From northbound Route 8 turn left onto Kittanning Street

• Turn left onto Butler Street

• Turn left onto Bridge Street

• Turn left onto North Main Street

• Follow the Main Street Detour in Sharpsburg

• Follow Main Street back to the Highland Park Bridge

• End detour

Additionally, beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday, the ramp the northbound Highland Park Bridge to Freeport Road (Aspinwall Exit) will close to traffic around-the-clock through mid-September. Crews will conduct ramp reconstruction work, bridge rehabilitation, and drainage improvements. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detour

Northbound Highland Park Bridge to Freeport Road (Aspinwall Exit)

• Continue on the Highland Park Bridge past the closed ramp

• Take the ramp to Sharpsburg

• At the stop sign turn left onto northbound Freeport Road

• End detour

Long-term daylight lane restrictions on southbound Route 28 between the Fox Chapel and the Highland Park Bridge interchanges will be extended through mid-September.

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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