PennDOT District 11 is announcing the Babcock Boulevard (Route 4011) on-ramp to southbound McKnight Road (Route 4003) in Ross Township, Allegheny County, has closed to truck traffic.
Due to the current northbound crossover on Route 4003 (McKnight Road), truck traffic is no longer permitted to utilize the ramp from Babcock Boulevard to southbound McKnight Road and must follow the posted detour. This restriction will be in place through early July.
Posted Detour
West of the closure
- Head westbound on Babcock Boulevard
- Continue on Babcock Boulevard
- Turn right onto Siebert Road
- Turn right onto McKnight Road
- Follow southbound McKnight Road to the closed ramp
- End detour
East of the closure
- Head eastbound on Babcock Boulevard
- Babcock Boulevard becomes Peoples Road
- Continue straight onto Evergreen Road
- Follow Evergreen Road to McKnight Road
- End detour
This $26.99 million McKnight Road improvement project began in February 2024 between Venture Street and Perrymont Road in the City of Pittsburgh, and Ross and McCandless townships, including Babcock Boulevard/Evergreen Road. Work includes bridge and culvert preservation, milling and paving, base repairs, drainage upgrades, pipe cleaning, guide rail, signal, and ADA ramp upgrades, waterline replacement, concrete mountable curb replacement and new signage and pavement markings. Remaining work in the southbound direction includes drainage updates, milling and paving, and side road adjustments under a lane closure. Side road adjustments and ramp work will occur in the northbound direction. Lindy Paving, Inc. is the prime contractor.
To help keep motorists informed as work progresses, PennDOT has created an email distribution list for McKnight Road traffic advisories and construction updates. Enroll by sending email addresses to nhaney@pa.gov. Please write “Subscribe – McKnight Road” in the subject line.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.
Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.