PITTSBURGH — The ramp from the Highland Park Bridge to northbound Route 28 closed Monday morning at 7 a.m., and is expected to stay closed for several months.
The closure is to accommodate reconstruction work, bridge rehabilitation, sound wall construction, and drainage improvements on the ramp.
PennDOT said the works will take about 3 months to complete. It plans on keeping things closed until about late-June.
The ramp’s closure will impact a lot of people coming and going from the city and the East End. The ramp is also not far from the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium.
Here are the detours:
Highland Park Bridge (and Freeport Road) to Northbound Route 28
From the Highland Park Bridge, take the ramp to Aspinwall
Follow Freeport Road to Fox Chapel Road
Turn left onto Fox Chapel Road
Turn left onto the ramp to northbound Route 28
End detour
Alternate Highland Park Bridge to Northbound Route 28
From the Highland Park Bridge, take the ramp to southbound Route 28
Take the ramp to North 8 (Exit 5) toward Butler
Turn left onto Kittanning Street
Turn right onto Crescent Street
Turn right onto Grant Avenue
Turn right onto southbound Route 8
Take the ramp to North 28 toward Kittanning
Follow northbound Route 28 back to the Highland Park Bridge interchange
End detour
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