Starting May 8th, the portion of Nine Mile Run Trail between the pedestrian bridge over Lower Nine Mile Run and the southern Commercial Street access point will be temporarily closed until the end of September. This is part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh’s (URA) Swisshelm Park Solar Project - which includes “capping” the remaining portions of exposed steel slag in Swisshelm Park to enable the URA to return the property to safe, productive use. More information on the project can be found here: https://www.ura.org/news/swisshelm-park-solar-remediation-work-begins-today.
Instead of accessing the Nine Mile Run Trail via Old Browns Hill Road in Duck Hollow, bicyclists and pedestrians can take Parkview Boulevard to Summerset Drive, turn left onto Forward Avenue, and then right onto Beechwood Boulevard, leading to Squirrel Hill access points, including the Riverview Trail/Blue Slide Playground entrance or the Beechwood Gate Entrance. If descending from Swisshelm Park, bicyclists and pedestrians may use PennDOT’s relocated trail, as part of the I-376 Parkway East - Commercial Street Bridge Replacement project, to access the northern end of Nine Mile Run and Frick Park. This path may face intermittent closures.
