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    Route 28 Short-term Ramp Work Tuesday in Allegheny County

    October 16, 2023

    ​Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing northbound Route 28 ramp work at the Fox Chapel Road (Exit 8) interchange in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur on Tuesday, October 17 weather permitting.

    Sawing operations on the on and off ramps at the northbound Route 28 Fox Chapel Road (Exit 8) interchange will occur from 9 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 17. Crews from Swank Construction Company will begin on the off-ramp from northbound Route 28 to Fox Chapel Road before moving to the on-ramp from Fox Chapel Road to northbound Route 28. Ramp access will be maintained by flagging operations. If work is not completed Tuesday, crews will work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, October 19.

    The work is part of the $15.32 million project to improve approximately 3.5 miles of Route 28 between the Delafield Avenue exit (Exit 7) and the Harmar Township line, approximately 1.75 miles north of the RIDC Park (Exit 10) interchange. Construction included minor road widening of the southbound lanes near the Freeport Road on-ramp (Exit 8) interchange to allow for the existing lanes to be reassigned. At the completion of the project, southbound Route 28 will maintain two through lanes and an exit only off-ramp to Fox Chapel Road. Work also included reconstruction of the Delafield Avenue ramps, concrete preservation work on the Fox Chapel ramps, milling and paving work on the RIDC Park ramps, and bridge preservation work on all structures within the project limits. Additionally, highway lighting upgrades, ITS upgrades, green stormwater features, guide rail upgrades, rockfall area cleanouts and fence repairs, and other miscellaneous construction are part of the project.

    Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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 accessible on the 511PA website.

    Contact: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011

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