PennDOT District 11 has announced shoulder restrictions on off-ramps along Route 28 in O’Hara Township, Allegheny County. These restrictions will occur from Monday through Friday, June 16-20, weather permitting. The restrictions are necessary to allow crews to conduct conduit installation work.
The affected ramps will have shoulder restrictions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day according to the following schedule: Northbound off-ramp to RIDC Drive (Exit 10) and Southbound off-ramp to RIDC Drive (Exit 10). Schedule updates will be provided throughout the project as crews move work locations.
This $4.8 million safety project is located along Route 28 between the City of Pittsburgh and Harmar Township. It includes the installation of sensors, detectors, and cameras to detect wrong-way drivers. If a driver enters Route 28 in the wrong direction, signs and lights will automatically activate to alert drivers, and notifications will be sent to PennDOT’s Western Regional Traffic Management Center.
Controller boxes, fiber optics, electrical components, cameras, signs, and lighting will all be installed within department right-of-way. All interchange exit ramps will be included along Route 28 between the Anderson Street ramp in the City of Pittsburgh and the Harmar/I-76/Route 910 (Exit 11) interchange in Harmar Township.
There will be single-lane and shoulder restrictions through most of the project. Additionally, there will be future overnight closures and detours of three exits: northbound 31st Street Bridge/Strip District (Exit 2), southbound 40th Street Bridge/Lawrenceville (Exit 3A), and northbound Route 8 South towards RD Fleming Bridge/Sharpsburg (Exit 5A). Additional details will be provided in advance of these closures.
The project is expected to conclude in early spring of 2026 with Power Contracting Company as the prime contractor.
To keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for Route 28 traffic advisories and construction updates. Motorists can enroll by sending their email addresses with “Subscribe – Route 28” in the subject line to nhaney@pa.gov.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com or using its smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices. This service provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
Further information about infrastructure in District 11 is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results or by subscribing to PennDOT news at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.
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