Please be aware of the follow major traffic changes beginning this evening and lasting through July 2011. Drivers heading north will not be able to access the 40th Street Bridge. In addition, lane closures will continue nightly in the area of the Millvale Interchange. Emily Keebler · Office of Patrick Dowd · Pittsburgh City Council District 7 510 City-County Building · 414 Grant Street · Pittsburgh PA 15219 · 412 255 2140 emily.keebler@city.pittsburgh.pa.us · www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/district7 -----Original Message----- From: Struzzi, James [mailto:JSTRUZZI@state.pa.us] Sent: Wed 10/27/2010 4:16 PM To: Undisclosed recipients Subject: Northbound Route 28 Ramp to 40th Street Bridge Closes Monday; Lane Closures Continue Nightly in area of Millvale Interchange [cid:image001.jpg@01CB75F2.0B9C01E0] Traffic Advisory Oct. 27, 2010 Northbound Route 28 Ramp to 40th Street Bridge Closes Monday; Lane Closures Continue Nightly in area of Millvale Interchange Pittsburgh - PennDOT District 11 is announcing the access ramp from northbound (outbound) Route 28 (Allegheny Valley Expressway) to the 40th Street Bridge in the Borough of Millvale, Allegheny County, will be closed long-term beginning on Monday night, Nov. 1. The ramp will be closed at 8 p.m. on Monday and will remain closed through July 2011. The closure is necessary to allow crews to prepare Route 28 for new traffic patterns scheduled to begin in early November. Signs will be posted to guide motorists during the closure. Northbound Route 28 access to 40th Street Bridge Posted Detour: * Make right on the 31st Street Bridge * Left onto Penn Avenue * Follow Penn Avenue to Butler Street * Continue on Butler Street through Lawrenceville * Access intersection with the 40th Street Bridge PennDOT is also advising motorists lane closures will continue in both directions on Route 28 in the area of the Millvale interchange weeknights, Nov. 1-13, weather permitting. Various lane closures will occur from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Restrictions may also occur on Maryland Avenue in Millvale. Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns when traveling through the area. The $23.5 million Route 28 East Ohio Street Improvement Project 40th Street Bridge work includes widening and reconstruction, drainage, concrete barrier, concrete curb and sidewalk, highway lighting, signing and pavement marking, sign structures, signals and ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) installation, wall construction, water line and sewer relocation, demolition, and other construction from about 1,300 feet north of the 31st Street Bridge (Route 2122) intersection to approximately 2,560 feet north of the 40th Street Bridge (Route 2124) interchange. The Trumbull Corporation of Pittsburgh is the prime contractor. To view a PowerPoint presentation of the overall work on the Route 28 East Ohio Street improvement project including maps, timeline and renderings of the completed project, go to www.dot.state.pa.us<http://www.dot.state.pa.us>, click the picture under "PennDOT Near You" then the "11" on the map. This will take web users to the District 11 homepage. A link to the presentation is provided on the right. To sign up for PennDOT's Route 28 email notification list for traffic and construction advisories, send email addresses to jstruzzi@state.pa.us<mailto:jstruzzi@state.pa.us>. Please write "Subscribe - Route 28" in the subject line. Motorists are advised to use caution and allow extra time when traveling on Route 28. PennDOT also reminds motorists they can log on to 511pa.com<http://www.511pa.com/> or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling. Media Contact: Jim Struzzi, Press Officer (412) 429-5010 (Office) (412) 292-9357 (Cell Phone) Source: PennDOT Engineering District 11 # # #