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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that tomorrow night through Monday morning, weather permitting, the closure of the 62nd Street Bridge (Route 8) in the southbound direction in Etna Borough and the City of Pittsburgh will occur. From 9 p.m. tomorrow night continuously through 5 a.m. Monday morning, a full closure of the 62nd Street Bridge in the southbound direction will occur to let crews perform concrete repairs, mast arm foundation installation, and overhead sign repair work. Traffic going southbound will be detoured, and according to a release from PennDOT District 11, here are the detour routes as well as more information about this work:
Posted Detour
- From southbound Route 8, take the ramp to Kittanning Street in Etna
- Turn right onto Kittanning Street
- Turn left onto Butler Street
- Turn left onto Freeport Street
- Turn right onto Bridge Street
- Turn right onto the ramp to South 28 toward Pittsburgh
- From southbound Route 28, take the left-hand ramp to 40th Street Bridge/Lawrenceville (Exit 3A)
- Cross the 40th Street Bridge
- Turn left onto Butler Street
- Follow Butler Street back to the 62nd Street Bridge
- End detour
Northbound traffic will not be affected during the weekend of this work this weekend.
On the weekend of September 5th-8th, 2025 another weekend closure of the 62nd Street Bridge in the direction going southbound is tentatively scheduled. In advance of the work, additional details will be provided. On the weekend of September 12th-15th, 2025 is the schedule for the first closure northbound of the 62nd Street bridge.