District 11 Accomplishments
Counties: Allegheny | Beaver | Lawrence
September 2024
Working For You
In District 11, 85 projects are underway or expected to start or go out for bid this year, with a total value of $891 million. You can find weekly updates of planned department maintenance activities on the District 11 page.
23
Bridges Repaired, Replaced, or Preserved*
130.85
Miles of Roadway Improved *
85
Projects +
$891
Million in Projects +
+ Underway or expected to start or go out for bid this year in District 11 | * From January 2024 Through September 2024
23 bridges were repaired, replaced, or preserved by PennDOT or industry forces through June 2024. 130.85 miles of roadway were improved by department or partner crews through September 2024. This includes 53.85 miles of paving. See projects happening or planned near you at PennDOT's Project Website.
From January through September 2024, 21 construction contracts for highway, bridge, and other improvement projects were completed in the district through PennDOT's private-sector partners.
Featured Projects
Funding Announced for Major River Crossings in Southwest PA
County: Allegheny
Route 28 Highland Park Bridge Project Hits the Home Stretch
County: Allegheny
Neville Island Bridge Preservation Project Completed in Allegheny County
County: Allegheny
Funding Announced for Major River Crossings in Southwest PA
On January 18, Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis and Secretary Mike Carroll announced $132 million from the Shapiro Administration in new investments for three bridges in the southwestern Pennsylvania region. The additional funding will be used for the McKees Rocks, Fort Duquesne, and West End bridges.
"Pittsburgh's bridges carry thousands of Pennsylvanians and millions of dollars' worth of goods every single day - they're critical to Western Pennsylvania and our economic success. My Administration has a GSD attitude - we're getting stuff done for the people of Pennsylvania - and with the help of state funding, we were able to repair 74 bridges and 7,011 miles of roads across the Commonwealth last year," said Governor Josh Shapiro. "Today, my Administration is continuing to build on that progress by investing $132 million in additional federal and state funding to repair vital bridges across Allegheny County. Pennsylvania's progress has often been tied to our ability to complete major projects that spur economic growth and create real opportunity - and with these new investments my Administration will continue to safely, quickly, and skillfully strengthen Allegheny County's infrastructure."
County: Allegheny
More From District 11Route 28 Highland Park Bridge Project Hits the Home Stretch
In late December 2023, Route 28 was opened to two lanes of traffic in each direction at the Highland Park Bridge interchange in Sharpsburg and Aspinwall boroughs. Work began in 2020 on this $47.31 million improvement project to address the existing bottleneck and congested traffic flow on Route 28 at the Highland Park Bridge interchange. For years, Route 28 was bottlenecked at the interchange as traffic was reduced to a single-lane in each direction. Route 28 now carries at least two lanes of traffic in both directions between Pittsburgh and Kittanning.
The project also features the reconstruction of ramps at the Highland Park Bridge/Freeport Road interchange, bridge and wall preservation work, roadway widening, sound barrier installation, and miscellaneous operational and safety improvements.
Sign installation, barrier sealing, sound wall work, and minor bridge repairs will continue through early 2024 with off-peak lane restrictions on Route 28.
County: Allegheny
More From District 11Neville Island Bridge Preservation Project Completed in Allegheny County
The I-79 Neville Island Bridge Preservation Project included a three-coat paint system on 27 spans along mainline I-79 in Neville and Robinson townships and Glenfield Borough, Allegheny County. The preservation work also consisted of structural steel repairs, bearing and joint replacements, deck repairs and overlays, bridge barrier repairs, substructure concrete work, concrete roadway reconstruction, guide rail replacement, drainage improvements, and sign structure preservation work.
Preservation work on this structure, which carries I-79 traffic over the Ohio River, began in August 2020 and finished in November 2023. A future project will address the ramps at bridge.
County: Allegheny
More From District 11PennDOT's Engineering District 11 is responsible for the state-maintained transportation network in this region. This includes 2,570 road miles and 1,804 bridges.
We also work with local governments, elected officials, stakeholders and the public on keeping people and goods moving safely and efficiently in this region.
2,570
State-Maintained Road Miles
1,804
State-Maintained Bridges
721
Employees*
* Filled salaried positions. Does not include wage jobs, which fluctuate seasonally.
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PennDOT's 11 Engineering Districts throughout the state maintain, restore, and expand the state's highway systems. Each office does its part to deliver a safe and efficient transportation system on the nearly 40,000 miles of highway and roughly 25,400 bridges that PennDOT is responsible for. More information about PennDOT's operations and the state highway system is available in PennDOT's Fact Book (PDF).
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