Long-term closure of Highland Park Bridge link to Route 28 South to resume

PennDOT says the long-term closure of the ramp from the northbound Highland Park Bridge to Route 28 South (toward Pittsburgh) will continue Monday, weather permitting.

Starting around 7 a.m. , the northbound ramp will close to traffic around-the-clock through mid-May.

Crews will complete reconstruction work, bridge rehabilitation, and drainage improvements on the ramp that began last October.

Ramp traffic to 28 South will be detoured.

Also, beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, the ramp from Virginia Avenue Extension to 28 South will close around-the-clock through early August.

Crews will perform ramp reconstruction work, sound wall installation, barrier placement, and drainage improvements.

Ramp traffic to Route 28 South will be detoured.

The ramp work is part of the $47.31 million improvement project addressing an existing bottleneck and congested traffic flow on Routh 28 at the Highland Park Bridge interchange, PennDOT said.

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

The project also includes reconstructing the ramps at the Highland Park Bridge/Freeport Road interchange, bridge and wall preservation work, road widening, sound barrier installation and other improvements.

Lane restrictions on Route 28 and long-term ramp closures will occur throughout the project, which is expected to be completed this year.