When are they replacing the Heth's Run bridge? This was in today's news: Highland Park drilling to affect Route 8 traffic Geotechnical research and drilling on Route 8 near the Pittsburgh Zoo will intermittently close lanes in both directions on weekdays, starting today and continuing through early December, PennDOT said. The closures will happen from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. The work is preparation for replacing the bridge that carries Route 8 over Heth's Run. [The old spelling is Haight's Run] From: <http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_764726.htm l> http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_764726.html These are the plans that were floating around a few years ago. The bridge replacement is the first step in the master plan for linking the zoo to the Allegheny again. An Adobe Reader PDFs are attached. "District 11_Butler Street Bridge Heth's Run Bridge.pdf" From: http://smart-transportation.com/case_studies.html <http://smart-transportation.com/case_studies.html%20> (click on District 11) To see the plan in context, See: www.senatorferlo.com/images/pdf/heths_run.pdf For more on the history of the bridge, See: <http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghE/0591-4482/heths_run.htm> http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghE/0591-4482/heths_run.htm