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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing utility work requiring the closure of the southbound Route 28 ramp to the 40th Street Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County continues Friday night, May 19 weather permitting.

The ramp that carries traffic from southbound Route 28 to the 40th Street Bridge will close to traffic nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. through early June.  Crews will conduct repair work to a 60- inch water main. Traffic will be detoured.

Posted Detour

• Continue southbound on Route 28 past the closed ramp

• Take 31st Street Bridge/Strip District (Exit 2) off-ramp

• Turn left onto the 31st Bridge at the traffic light

• Turn left onto the ramp to northbound Route 28

• From northbound Route 28, take the left-hand off-ramp to 40th Street Bridge/Lawrenceville (Exit 3A)

• Turn right onto the 40th Street Bridge

• End detour

Additionally, a single-lane restriction will occur in the northbound direction on the 40th Street Bridge from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly through early June.

PennDOT is not involved in this work and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For further information contact Dan Cleary at 412-255-8800 x8021.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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.

CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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