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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing that after rapid response and repair all three lanes of northbound Route 28 in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, have fully reopened to traffic ahead of schedule.

As a safety precaution, PennDOT closed northbound Route 28 between the Harmar/I-76/Route 910 (Exit 11) and the Cheswick/Springdale (Exit 12) interchanges early Friday morning as stones fell from an overhead railroad bridge onto the roadway. Bridge inspectors were immediately dispatched to the scene to evaluate the condition of the structure and determined there are no structural concerns. A plan was put into place to add shoring to the underside of the structure to prevent material from falling on the roadway until a permanent repair can be implemented.

The shoring operations began at 9:30 a.m. and crews were able to reopen the roadway to unobstructed traffic by 12:30 p.m. Friday. As a precaution, shoring will be added over the southbound lanes early next week. Additional information including lane restrictions will be provided in advance of the work.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting 511PA. 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.

Information about infrastructure in District 11 including completed work and significant projects, is available at PennDOT District 11 Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at PennDOT Projects.  

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Contact: Steve Cowan, stcowan@pa.gov

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