Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing southbound Route 28 has opened to two lanes of unobstructed traffic
at the Highland Park Bridge interchange in Sharpsburg and Aspinwall boroughs,
Allegheny County today, Wednesday afternoon, December 20.
A newly constructed
southbound lane has opened on mainline Route 28 at the Highland Park Bridge
interchange. The new lane will address congestion and the existing bottleneck
allowing for two lanes of free flow traffic from Kittanning to Pittsburgh.
Additionally, the ramp from Virginia Avenue Extension to southbound Route 28
has reopened.
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 will continue on
Route 28 through January as crews conduct sign installation, sound wall work,
and barrier and bridge sealing. Off-peak
traffic restrictions will occur as the work continues.
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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