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    62nd Street Bridge Inspection Activities Begin Monday in Allegheny County

    Ramp closures to occur.

    November 13, 2026

    Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing inspection activities on the 62nd Street Bridge (Route 8) in the City of Pittsburgh, and Etna and Sharpsburg boroughs, Allegheny County, will begin Monday, November 16 weather permitting.

    To accommodate inspection activities, the following restrictions will occur from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM according to the schedule below:

    Monday, November 16

    • Single-lane restrictions will occur in each direction of the 62nd Street Bridge

    Tuesday, November 17

    • Single-lane restrictions will occur in each direction of the 62nd Street Bridge
    • The northbound 62nd Street Bridge off-ramp to north Route 8 toward Butler will close. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

    Wednesday, November 18

    • Single-lane restrictions will occur in each direction of the 62nd Street Bridge
    • The southbound 62nd Street Bridge off-ramp to Butler Street/Pittsburgh will close. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

    Posted Detours

    Northbound 62nd Street Bridge off-ramp to north Route 8 toward Butler

    • Northbound traffic will continue past the closed ramp toward Route 28/Sharpsburg
    • Continue onto Bridge Street
    • Turn right onto Butler Street
    • Turn right onto Kittanning Street
    • End detour

    Southbound 62nd Street Bridge off-ramp to Butler Street/Pittsburgh

    • Southbound traffic will take the left most off-ramp to north Route 28 toward Kittanning
    • Continue on northbound Route 28
    • Take the Highland Park Bridge/Aspinwall (Exit 6) exit
    • Cross the Highland Park Bridge
    • Take the right-hand off ramp to north Route 8/Butler Street
    • Continue to 62nd Street Bridge
    • End detour

    Crews from Michael Baker International will conduct these inspection activities.

    Please stay alert and drive cautiously – safety is everyone’s responsibility.

    Travelers can check conditions on major roads 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 1,200 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. 

    Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict11.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Nicole Haney, nhaney@pa.gov or 412-429-5011

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