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    Southbound Route 28 Ramp to Northbound Route 8 Long-term Closure Begins Monday in Allegheny County

    July 02, 2025

    Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing reconstruction work on the ramp from southbound Route 28 to northbound Route 8 in Shaler Township and Sharpsburg Borough, Allegheny County will begin Monday, July 7 weather permitting.

    Beginning at approximately 6 a.m. Monday, the ramp that carries traffic from southbound Route 28 to northbound Route 8 (North 8/Butler Exit 5) will close to traffic around-the-clock through Thursday, July 31. Crews will conduct ramp reconstruction work. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

    Posted Detour

    • Continue on southbound Route 28 past the closed ramp
    • Take the Millvale (Exit 3) off-ramp
    • Continue straight onto East Ohio Street
    • Turn left onto the ramp from North 28 toward Etna
    • From northbound Route 28, take the left-hand off-ramp to North 8 toward Butler (Exit 5B)
    • End detour

    This $9.14 million project located in the City of Pittsburgh, Etna Borough, and Shaler Township began in August 2024 with inlet improvements on Route 8 (Butler Street). The project is located between Baker Street and the 62nd Street Bridge in the southern portion of the limits and includes milling and resurfacing, retaining wall repairs, and the installation of a barrier to separate travel lanes from a future shared-use path. The northern limits of the project are between the 62nd Street Bridge and Saxonburg Boulevard and includes concrete pavement restoration and preservation work on two structures carrying Route 8 over Pine Creek. Additional work throughout the project includes sign and signal upgrades, guide rail updates, drainage work, ADA curb ramp updates, pavement markings/delineation installation, and other miscellaneous construction. The majority of work will be completed under short-term single-lane closures during off-peak daylight, overnight, and weekend hours. However, there will be three separate one-way detours of the 62nd Street Bridge in 2025, a weekend detour of Saxonburg Boulevard at the intersection with Route 8, and a detour for the reconstruction of the ramp carrying Route 28 southbound traffic onto northbound Route 8. The project is anticipated to conclude late in 2025.

    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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