Highland Park Bridge Ramp Closes Forever

SHARPSBURG, PA — The ramp from northbound Freeport Road to the Highland Park Bridge permanently closed Monday.

The closed ramp will be a pedestrian detour while the structure over Freeport Road is reconstructed, PennDOT announced. Future phases of construction to the Freeport Road-Highland Park Bridge interchange will accommodate traffic in both directions of Freeport Road.

Until then, northbound Freeport Road traffic to the Highland Park Bridge will be
detoured as follows:

• From northbound Freeport Road, continue past the permanently closed ramp.

• Turn left onto Fox Chapel Road.

• Turn left onto the ramp to southbound Route 28 toward Pittsburgh.

• Take the left-hand ramp to South 8 Highland Park Bridge/Aspinwall (Exit 6).

• Follow the ramp to the Highland Park Bridge.

• End detour.

Additionally, single-lane restrictions will occur in both directions of Freeport Road at the overhead structure at the bridge. Crews will conduct work on the structure, ramp reconstruction work and utility work.

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