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    Northbound Route 8 Ramp to the Highland Park Bridge Closure Tonight in Pittsburgh

    November 19, 2025

    Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing repair work on the northbound Route 8 ramp to the Highland Park Bridge in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will close to traffic tonight, Wednesday night, November 19 weather permitting.

    The ramp from northbound Route 8 (Washington Boulevard) to the Highland Park Bridge will close to traffic from 8:00 PM Wednesday night to approximately 2:00 AM Thursday morning as PennDOT crews conduct emergency deck repair work. Ramp traffic will be detoured.

    Detour Routes

    Route 8 to Southbound Route 28

    • Take Route 8 northbound to the 62nd Street Bridge
    • Turn right onto the 62nd Street Bridge
    • Take the left-hand ramp toward Sharpsburg
    • Continue straight at the stop sign
    • Turn left onto the ramp to southbound Route 28
    • End detour

    Route 8 to Northbound Route 28

    • Take Route 8 northbound to the 62nd Street Bridge
    • Turn right onto the 62nd Street Bridge
    • Take the left-hand ramp toward Sharpsburg
    • Turn right at the stop sign
    • Turn right onto North Main Street
    • North Main Street becomes Main Street
    • Follow Main Street to the Highland Park Bridge
    • Main Street becomes Freeport Road
    • Turn left onto the ramp to Route 28
    • Take the ramp to North 28 toward Kittanning
    • End detour

    Route 8 to Sharpsburg and Aspinwall

    • Take Route 8 northbound to the 62nd Street Bridge
    • Turn right onto the 62nd Street Bridge
    • Take the left-hand ramp toward Sharpsburg
    • Turn right at the stop sign
    • Turn right onto North Main Street
    • Follow North Main Street to Sharpsburg or Aspinwall
    • End detour

    Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

    Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties at www.pa.gov/DOTdistrict11.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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