Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists the on-ramp from Route 910 to northbound Route 28 (Allegheny Valley Expressway) at the Harmar interchange (Exit 11) in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, will be closed around-the-clock this weekend, May 30-June 2, 2008, weather permitting.
Contractor crews will be performing concrete patching on the ramp. The closure will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday night, May 30, and will continue around-the-clock to 6 a.m. on Monday morning, June 2. Signs will be posted to guide motorists during the ramp closure.
The posted detour will be:
o Southbound Route 28 to the RIDC interchange (Exit 10)
o Exit and make left onto Gamma Drive
o Re-enter northbound Route 28
Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns and allow extra time when traveling through the area.
The $35.8 million, 6.8 mile, improvement project on Route 28 in O'hara, Harmar, Springdale, Frazier, and East Deer townships, Allegheny County includes rehabilitation of 17 bridges and concrete patching and resurfacing on Route 28 in both directions from south of the Harmarville Interchange to the Russellton exit, widening to create a third northbound lane on Route 28 from the Harmarville Interchange to the Pittsburgh Mills and construction of two noise walls. Construction will conclude in late fall 2008. The prime contractor for the project is The Lane Construction Corporation of Chesire, CT. A traffic camera is available at www.sr28a44project.com.
