Southbound Route 885 Bridge Over Glass Run Road Reopens on Saturday

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 11-0 is announcing that the bridge that carries southbound Route 885 (Mifflin Road) over Route 3908 (Glass Run Road) in Pittsburgh's Hays neighborhood will reopen to traffic on Saturday.

The bridge has been closed since May for rehabilitation and preservation improvements. Traffic will be able to use the new bridge late Saturday afternoon.

Work on the Glass Run Bridge included deck-replacement drainage and minor roadway improvements. Drainage improvements and substructure repairs will require ongoing off-peak lane closures under the bridge on Glass Run through September.

A crossover south of Glass Run for work under way on the bridge that carries southbound Route 885 over Route 2046 (Baldwin Road) will continue through late September.

Motorists should expect to encounter changing traffic patterns and possible delays while the changes to implement the bridge reopening on Saturday occur.

The bridge-improvement projects are included in an $8.1-million contract with Swank Associated Companies, Inc., of New Kensington, PA, for improvements on several bridges in Allegheny County.

PennDOT reminds motorists that they can visit 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling.