HOMESTEAD, PA: (March 21, 2025) – A key segment in the popular 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) will be closed for two weeks in April 2025 so that contractors can address rockfall and mudslides between mile markers 136 and 138 (Duquesne and West Mifflin/Homestead) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Start and end dates for the segment closure have not been determined but will be announced at www.gaptrail.org as soon as they are finalized. 
“We understand the inconvenience this may cause to our trail users and appreciate their patience as we work to improve the GAP,” said Tom Petrus, Executive Director of the Regional Trail Corporation, which owns this segment of the GAP. “Our goal is to complete this project efficiently and to open the trail back up as soon as possible.”
The section of the GAP to be closed is located beneath Kennywood Park and is bookended by the Whitaker and Port Perry Flyovers. “Trail users make over 130,000 visits to this section of the GAP each year,” reports Bryan Perry, Executive Director of the Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy.
“There is no detour, and we do not recommend riding on local roads, which are heavily trafficked. If you are a local user, please plan accordingly.”
To assist people making thru trips on the GAP during this time, we recommend hiring a shuttle service to transport you and your bicycle between the trail access points in Duquesne and Homestead. Pittsburgh Regional Transit buses also travel between Duquesne and Homestead using the 61C route; each bus is equipped to carry two standard-size bicycles. Please go to www.prt.org for more information about bus service. For project updates and a list of shuttle services, please visit www.gaptrail.org.
About the Great Allegheny Passage
The Great Allegheny Passage is a spectacular 150-mile nonmotorized path between Cumberland, Maryland, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, offering world-class bicycling and hiking adventures. The GAP receives around a million visits per year from travelers all over the United States who enjoy this national asset. The Great Allegheny Passage was built by and is maintained by local residents and depends significantly on volunteer labor.
About the Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy
The Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes traveling the GAP, makes grants to the volunteer trail groups to address maintenance emergencies and trail enhancements. The GAP Conservancy also publishes TrailGuide: The Official Guide to Traveling the C&O Canal Towpath and Great Allegheny Passage, the premier travel guide for the trail. www.gaptrail.org
About the Regional Trail Corporation
The Regional Trail Corporation is a nonprofit partnership whose mission is to acquire, develop, and manage appropriate trail corridors in southwestern Pennsylvania and to create and promote opportunities for recreation, tourism, economic development, and historic and environmental conservation. www.rtc.org
Contact:
Brandon Simpson
Regional Trail Corporation
bsimpson@westmorelandcountypa.gov
724-830-3960 phone
Bryan Perry, Executive Director
Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy
724-309-9334 phone
