Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing a lane restriction on northbound Route 28 in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will continue Monday through Friday, August 11-15 weather permitting.
A single-lane restriction will occur on northbound Route 28 at the 31st Street Bridge interchange (Exit 2) from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly through Friday, August 15. Crews will conduct conduit installation work.
Additionally, there will be shoulder restrictions on the following northbound Route 28 off-ramps from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays to allow crews to conduct sign and conduit installation work:
Monday and Tuesday, August 11-12
- Northbound Route 28 off-ramp to Fox Chapel Road/Waterworks Drive/Freeport Road (Exit 8)
Tuesday through Friday, August 12-15
- Northbound Route 28 off-ramp to Delafield Avenue (Exit 7)
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. Work includes 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 the closures. The project is expected to conclude in the early spring of 2026. Power Contracting Company is the prime contractor.
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 nhaney@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 X alerts.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.
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: Nicole Haney, nhaney@pa.gov or 412-429-5011
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