The upgrades planned for Point State Park will be ready sooner than expected.

According to the construction crew doing the work, they're ahead of schedule, and they expect to be finished by the end of this month.

The $3 million renovation at the point is just one of the projects underway, and crews are laying down new concrete, overhauling the fountain, adding new benches around the fountain, and replacing the trash cans.

This all comes as the city spruces itself up ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft, which is coming to Pittsburgh in April.

"It's going exceptionally well," said Point State Park Operations Manager Jake Weiland. "Most of the elements that we built out in the scope of this current project are going to be buttoned up by the end of November, so we are way ahead of schedule."

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