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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing a long-term closure of the ramp from northbound and southbound Route 28 to Freeport Road at the Highland Park Bridge interchange in Sharpsburg Borough, Allegheny County, will begin Tuesday, March 8 weather permitting.

Beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday, the ramp to Freeport Road from northbound and southbound Route 28 at the Highland Park Bridge will close to traffic around-the-clock through late May. Crews will conduct reconstruction work, bridge rehabilitation, and drainage improvements on the ramp.  Motorists will still be able to use the northbound and southbound Route 28 ramps to the Highland Park Bridge. Ramp traffic to Freeport Road will be detoured.

Posted Detour

Southbound Route 28 to the Freeport Road Ramp at the Highland Park Bridge

• From southbound Route 28, take the Fox Chapel Road (Exit 8) prior to the Highland Park Bridge interchange

• Turn right onto Fox Chapel Road

• Turn right onto Freeport Road (Route 1001)

• Follow Freeport Road to the Highland Park Bridge

• End detour

Alternate Southbound Route 28 to the Freeport Road Ramp at the Highland Park Bridge (Cars)

• From southbound Route 28, continue past the South 8 Highland Park Bridge/Aspinwall interchange

• Take the ramp to North 8 toward Butler (Exit 5)

• From northbound Route 8 turn left onto Kittanning Street

• Turn left onto Butler Street

• Turn left onto Bridge Street

• Turn left onto North Main Street

• Follow the Main Street Detour in Sharpsburg

• Follow Main Street back to the Highland Park Bridge

• End detour

Alternate Southbound Route 28 to the Freeport Road Ramp at the Highland Park Bridge (Trucks)

• From southbound Route 28, continue past the South 8 Highland Park Bridge/Aspinwall interchange

• Take the ramp to North 8 toward Butler (Exit 5)

• From northbound Route 8 turn left onto Kittanning Street

• Turn left onto Butler Street

• Turn left onto Bridge Street

• Follow Bridge Street onto the 62nd Street Bridge

• Cross the 62nd Street Bridge

• Turn left onto South Route 8 (Butler Street) toward Highland Park

• Take the ramp to the Highland Park Bridge (to Route 28)

• Cross the Highland Park Bridge

• Take the ramp to Sharpsburg

• End detour

Northbound Route 28 to the Freeport Road Ramp at the Highland Park Bridge

• From northbound Route 28, continue past the South 8 Highland Park Bridge/Aspinwall (Exit 6) interchange

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

• Turn right onto Freeport Road (Route 1001)

• Follow Freeport Road to the Highland Park Bridge

• End detour

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 Twitter 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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MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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