​Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing short-term closures of the Delafield (Exit 7) interchange ramps on northbound Route 28 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will occur Monday morning, September 25 weather permitting.

The on and off-ramps at the Delafield Avenue interchange will close to traffic Monday morning, September 25 to allow crews to conduct rumble strip installation work according to the following schedule:

Northbound Route 28 to Delafield Avenue (Exit 7)

• Approximately 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Delafield Avenue to northbound Route 28

• Approximately 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Ramp traffic will be detoured except for Emergency Service vehicles. 

Posted Detours

Northbound Route 28 to Delafield Avenue (Exit 7)

• From northbound Route 28, continue past the closed ramp

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

• Bear right toward Waterworks Drive/Freeport Road

• Turn right onto Freeport Road

• Follow Freeport Road back to Delafield Avenue

• End detour

Delafield Avenue to Northbound Route 28

• From Delafield Avenue, take Freeport Road northbound

• Follow Freeport Road to Fox Chapel Road

• Turn left onto Fox Chapel Road

• Turn left onto northbound Route 28

• End detour

The work is part of the $15.32 million project to improve approximately 3.5 miles of Route 28 between the Delafield Avenue exit (Exit 7) and the Harmar Township line, approximately 1.75 miles north of the RIDC Park (Exit 10) interchange. Construction will include minor road widening of the southbound lanes near the Freeport Road on-ramp (Exit 8) interchange to allow for the existing lanes to be reassigned. At the completion of the project, southbound Route 28 will maintain two through lanes and an exit only off-ramp to Fox Chapel Road. Work included reconstruction of the Delafield Avenue ramps, concrete preservation work on the Fox Chapel ramps, milling and paving work on the RIDC Park ramps, and bridge preservation work on all structures within the project limits. Additionally, highway lighting upgrades, ITS upgrades, green stormwater features, guide rail upgrades, rockfall area cleanouts and fence repairs, and other miscellaneous construction are part of the project.

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Contact: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011

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