Highland Park Bridge Ramp To Close Long-Term

PITTSBURGH, PA — Prepare for more headaches in the Highland Park Bridge construction zone. PennDOT again will have a long-term closure of the ramp from the northbound bridge to southbound Route 28 will begin Monday at 7 a.m.

The latest closure is expected last through mid-May. Crews will complete reconstruction work,
bridge rehabilitation, and drainage improvements on the ramp that began last October. Ramp traffic to southbound Route 28 will be detoured.

Additionally, beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, the ramp from Virginia Avenue Extension to southbound Route 28 will close to traffic around-the-clock through early August. Crews will conduct ramp reconstruction work, sound wall installation, barrier placement, and drainage improvements. Ramp traffic to southbound Route 28 will be detoured.

The ramp work is part of the $47.31 million improvement project t0 address the existing
bottleneck and congested traffic flow on Route 28 at the Highland Park Bridge interchange.

The project, which started in late 2020, involves the reconstruction of Route 28 between North Canal Street/Kittanning Pike and Delafield Avenue; the establishment of two travel lanes in each direction through the interchange; and the reconstruction of acceleration and deceleration ramps.

The project also features the reconstruction of ramps at the Highland Park Bridge-Freeport Road interchange, bridge and wall preservation work, roadway widening, sound barrier installation, and miscellaneous operational and safety improvements.

The project is expected to be completed later this year.