PennDOT announces overnight closures of Route 8 in Etna
Southbound Route 8 in Etna will be closed overnight Tuesday through Friday, Dec. 9-12, PennDOT announced.
The closures between Kittanning Street and the Route 28 interchange are scheduled for 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. each night. The ramps from southbound Route 8 to northbound and southbound Route 28 also will be closed, weather permitting.
Crews will be repairing overhead sign structures.
There will be three posted detours:
Southbound Route 8
• 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.
Southbound Route 8 to Southbound Route 28
• 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.
Southbound Route 8 to Northbound Route 28
• 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 Millvale (Exit 3B) off-ramp;
• Continue straight onto East Ohio Street;
• Turn left onto Grant Avenue;
• Take the ramp to 28 North toward Etna;
• Follow northbound Route 28 back to the Route 8 (Exits 5 A/B) interchange.
Conditions on major roadways are available online at 511pa.com. The site provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,200 traffic cameras.
Brian C. Rittmeyer, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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