Lane on 40th Street Bridge to be Closed Wednesday and Thursday

Lanes will be closed Wednesday and Thursday on the 40th Street Bridge approaching Route 28 in Millvale as crews from Duquesne Light relocate power lines, PennDOT District 11 announced.

The right-turn lane on the bridge will be closed, reducing traffic to a single lane in each direction. Work and restrictions will occur from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. both days.

In addition, the work will require the traffic signals at the intersection of the 40th Street Bridge and Route 28 to be off on Wednesday.

Police will assist with traffic control during the signal outage.

Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns and possible delays 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 intersection to approximately 2,560 feet north of the 40th Street Bridge interchange.

The Trumbull Corp. 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, 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 and 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 or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling.