Northbound Route 28 Closed Tuesday, Thursday Nights

A stretch of Route 28 Northbound will be closed Tuesday and Thursday nights so crews can replace a 60-inch water line, according to a PennDOT announcement.

Pine-Richland commuters heading to the Penguins game on Wednesday, however, need not worry. The road will remain open that day.

Tuesday's and Thursday's closures will occur -- weather permitting -- between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the Route 28 stretch between the 31st Street Bridge and the 40th Street Bridge, PennDOT said. Signs will be posted to guide motorists.

The posted detour for motorists traveling north on Route 28 is as follows:

• Turn right onto the 31st Street Bridge
• Make left onto Penn Avenue
• Continue north onto Butler Street
• Make left onto 40th Street Bridge
• End detour at northbound Route 28

Southbound Route 28 will remain open, although the express lane that travels under the 40th Street Bridge will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, PennDOT said. All southbound traffic will be forced to travel through the intersection with 40th Street, according to PennDOT.