Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing shoulder restrictions on off-ramps along Route 28 in Etna Borough, and O'Hara and Harmar townships will continue Monday, May 12 weather permitting.
To allow crews to conduct conduit installation work, the following ramps will have shoulder restrictions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day according to the following schedule:
Monday through Friday, May 12-16
- Southbound off-ramp to Harmar/I-76/Route 910 (Exit 11)
Monday and Tuesday, May 12-13
- Northbound off-ramp to Route 8 South towards RD Fleming Bridge/Sharpsburg (Exit 5A)
Wednesday, May 14
- Northbound off-ramp to Harmar/I-76/Route 910 (Exit 11)
Thursday and Friday, May 15-16
- Northbound off-ramp to RIDC Park (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. 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.
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