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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT stated in a virtual meeting with neighbors yesterday that the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge will be closed for 25 days starting on March 14th, 2026. The closure will take place so preservation work can occur on the nearly century-old bridge and the work is part of a $50 million project that will last until 2028, which is when a second closure will take place. PennDOT’s presentation stated yesterday that because of the detour, what is currently a one-minute drive, will take at least 20 minutes during the closure from March 14th to April 7th. If everything goes as planned, the bridge will fully reopen to traffic in mid-September of 2028, just after the 100th anniversary of its opening in 1928.