Ohiopyle Multimodal Gateway Project

Ohiopyle State Park is located in Fayette County and encompasses over 20,000 acres of rugged natural beauty including several waterfalls. Located at the gateway to the Laurel Highlands, Ohiopyle State Park attracts millions of visitors each year. 

Ohiopyle Borough is surrounded by the state park.  In 2010, the borough developed a Joint Master Plan and Implementation Strategy. The plan identified the need to reduce conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and boat renters traversing State Route 381 within the borough. 

Through a partnership between Ohiopyle Borough, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), the Ohiopyle Multimodal Gateway Project was developed. The $12 million project involved improving parking and pedestrian access on State Route 381; reconstruction of the existing parking area to the south of the Borough of Ohiopyle and east of State Route 381 to improve flow through the parking lot and increase the number of parking spaces; construction of a new pedestrian underpass from the redesigned parking area to the park’s Visitor’s Center area; and replacement of a superstructure on the existing State Route 381 bridge over the Youghiogheny River.

Construction of the Ohiopyle Multimodal Gateway Project began in 2018 was completed in 2020.  The Ohiopyle Multimodal Gateway Project was the recipient of a regional America’s Transportation Award from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). To learn more about Ohiopyle State Park online.