Northbound Route 28 Ramp to Delafield Avenue Reopened in Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing the ramp from northbound Route 28 to Delafield Avenue in the City of
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, has reopened to traffic.
The ramp that carries
traffic from northbound Route 28 to Delafield Avenue (Exit 7) has reopened to
traffic. Crews conducted ramp reconstruction work.
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
includes 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. Single-lane
restrictions will occur with crews maintaining at least two lanes of traffic in
each direction during peak travel times and at least one lane in each direction
during off-peak hours. Ramp closures will occur as needed, with many
occurring overnight. The project is expected to be completed at the end of
2022.
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.
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infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant
projects, is available at www.penndot.gov/D11Results.
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