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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing northbound Freeport Road (Route 1001) under the New Kensington Bridge in East Deer Township, Allegheny County will close to traffic Monday, April 15 weather permitting.

Northbound Freeport Road under the New Kensington Bridge will close to traffic beginning at 9 a.m. Monday morning continuously through late June to allow crews to conduct structure painting, fence replacement, and other miscellaneous construction activities. Motorists on northbound Freeport Road will use the ramp to the New Kensington Bridge to continue northbound on Freeport Road. Traffic on southbound Freeport Road will not be impacted. 

As a reminder, no trucks are permitted on the bridge.

This $24.59 million New Kensington / C.L. Schmitt Bridge preservation projects began in March 2023. The bridge, which spans both East Deer Township, Allegheny County and the City of New Kensington, Westmoreland County will undergo a latex overlay, several structural steel repairs, concrete substructure repairs, full painting of the existing superstructure, expansion dam replacement, installation of new light poles and luminaries, and minor approach roadway work. As work occurs this year, motorists can expect a lane width reduction along with flagging operations within the work zone.  The overall completion date is expected to be in the winter of 2024.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, 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 1,000 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 accessible on the 511PA website.

​Contact: Steve Cowan, 412-429-5010

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