Another long-term roadwork closure along the Route 28 corridor is set to start at 6 a.m. Monday as PennDOT crews reconstruct the northbound Highland Park Bridge ramp to Freeport Road.
The ramp is expected to be closed until early February. The work will include bridge rehabilitation and drainage improvements.
Ramp traffic to Freeport Road will be detoured. The ramp to northbound Freeport Road (Aspinwall exit) will remain open.
The detour instructs motorists to continue on the Highland Park Bridge past the closed ramp. Then, take the ramp to northbound Route 28 toward Tarentum and take the Fox Chapel/Waterworks Drive/Freeport Road off-ramp (Exit 8). Bear right toward Waterworks Drive/Freeport Road and turn right onto Freeport Road. Follow Freeport Road back to the Highland Park Bridge.
The construction is a part of the $47.31 million improvement project that will address the existing bottleneck and congested traffic flow on Route 28 at the Highland Park Bridge interchange.
Lane restrictions on Route 28 and long-term ramp closures will occur throughout the project, which is expected to conclude in late 2023.
