Pittsburgh, PA– PennDOT District 11 is advising motorists that single lane closures will continue through July on Interstate 279 (Parkway North), Route 28 and several ramps on the North Side in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, beginning Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
The lane closures will occur daily as needed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through late July. Periodic traffic stoppages may also occur on the Canal Street ramp.
The single lane closures will occur at the following locations:
- I-279
- Northbound (outbound) from the Route 28 split to East Ohio Street overpass
- Southbound (inbound) from the Anderson Street underpass to the East Ohio Street overpass
- Route 28
- From the Heinz Plant to Anderson Street
- Madison Avenue
- Between Route 28 and East Ohio Street on Madison Avenue
- Canal Street ramp
- Between East Ohio Street and I-279
The work is part of a $7.9 million project that will improve traffic flow and mobility by constructing a new ramp to allow southbound Route 28 traffic to travel directly onto I-279 south. Currently, the movement requires exiting from Route 28 onto East Ohio Street traveling through three signalized intersections to access I-279. The new ramp when completed will allow free flowing traffic between southbound Route 28 and southbound I-279. The prime contractor for the project is the Brayman Construction Corporation of Saxonburg, PA. The project will be completed in September 2008. For more information and digital renderings of the ramp, go to www.dot.state.pa.us, click “PennDOT Near You, “11” on the map, “Roadwork” and then “Featured Construction Projects”.
