Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is
announcing weekend ramp closures at the Route 28 Highland Park Bridge
interchange in Sharpsburg Borough, Allegheny County will occur Friday night,
October 18 through Monday morning, October 21 weather permitting.
The following ramps
will close to traffic from 7 p.m. Friday night continuously through 6 a.m.
Monday morning for epoxy overlay work:
Ramp traffic will be
detoured.
Posted Detours
Northbound Route 28
ramp to the Highland Park Bridge
From northbound Route 28,
continue past the closed ramp
Take the Fox Chapel
Road/Waterworks Drive/Freeport Road (Exit 8) off-ramp
Bear left toward Fox Chapel
Road
At the traffic light, turn left
onto Fox Chapel Road
Turn left onto the ramp to
southbound Route 28
From southbound Route 28 take
the left-hand off-ramp to South 8/Highland Park Bridge/Aspinwall (Exit 6)
End detour
Northbound Route 28 to
Freeport Road
From northbound Route 28,
continue past the closed ramp
Take the Fox Chapel
Road/Waterworks Drive/Freeport Road (Exit 8) off-ramp
Bear right toward Waterworks
Drive/Freeport Road
Turn right onto Freeport Road
Follow Freeport Road back to
the Highland Park Bridge
End detour
Southbound Route 28 to
Freeport Road
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
Motorists on
northbound Route 28 may want to consider using the RD Fleming Bridge from Exit
5A to southbound Route 8 and the Pittsburgh Zoo.
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.
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Information about infrastructure in
District 11, including completed work and significant
projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.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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