A 1.2-mile section of the Great Allegheny Passage will temporarily close for most of July as crews work to address ongoing landslide concerns under the area of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin.
The Regional Trail Corporation, which manages this portion of the trail, says the project is intended to improve safety and serve as a temporary solution until a larger, long-term stabilization project can be completed.
“If this was not addressed and this trail had an active rockfall that was significant and was a significant safety hazard, that would shut that trail down for months, maybe even years, and that’s what we are trying to avoid,” said Brandon Simpson, the spokesperson for the Regional Trail Corporation…