Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing a shoulder restriction on southbound Freeport Road (Route 1001) in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, will begin Tuesday morning, May 23 weather permitting.
A portion of the shoulder on southbound Freeport Road between the Hulton Bridge and Powers Run Road will close weekdays from 7 a.m. through 5 p.m. beginning Tuesday, May 23 and will continue through Tuesday, June 6. Crews from Swank Construction Company will perform drainage work.
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 will include 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 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.
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Contact: Nicole Haney, 412-429-5011
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