Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing northbound Route 28 will open to two lanes of unobstructed traffic
at the Highland Park Bridge interchange in Sharpsburg and Aspinwall boroughs,
Allegheny County today, Friday afternoon, December 15 weather permitting.
A newly constructed
northbound lane will open on mainline Route 28 at the Highland Park Bridge
interchange at approximately 5 p.m. today. The new lane will address congestion
and the existing bottleneck allowing for two lanes of free flow traffic from Pittsburgh
to Kittanning.
“It is very exciting
to reach this milestone of Route 28 having two lanes of unrestricted free flow
traffic after generations of transportation professionals have worked
collectively on this effort for decades,” said District Executive Jason Zang,
P.E. “We thank the men and women who worked day and night, in adverse weather
conditions, next to speeding traffic to deliver this final major improvement on
Route 28.”
From
2009 to 2014, five major projects
totaling more than $100 million in part,
addressed the traffic bottlenecks at the 31st and 40th Street bridges. The improvements, which allowed for free flow traffic
leaving Pittsburgh, then pushed the bottleneck to the High Park Bridge
interchange. The $47.31 million project will help mitigate congestion by
establishing two lanes in each direction on mainline Route 28 at the
interchange and enhance safety with improved acceleration and deceleration
lanes at the bridge.
Work continues on
southbound Route 28 as crews guide rail installation, sawing and sealing
operations, and line painting. The new southbound lane is anticipated to open
to traffic next week if weather permits.
Please allow extra
time and use caution when traveling through the work zone.
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 X 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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