The Fern Hollow Bridge, a vital connection between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Regent Square neighborhoods, collapsed on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Find the latest reporting from WESA here.
Gene J. Puskar
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Thousands of old bridges across the U.S. are awaiting replacement or repairs after inspectors found them in poor condition. A recent federal infrastructure law is providing $40 billion for bridges over five years. But even that is far short of what's needed to make all of the repairs.
Maria Scapellato
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For 90.5 WESA
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The new Fern Hollow Bridge, which might ordinarily have taken more than two years to repair, is due to reopen this winter. -
Biden will travel to the city’s East End from the Pittsburgh International Airport, where he is expected to land around lunchtime. Motorists should expect rolling roadblocks and delays along the route. -
U.S. House Majority Leader, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) highlighted Pittsburgh fast work to repair the Fern Hollow Bridge this year as an example of the broad funding commitments Democrats in Congress have made over the past year to tackle a variety of problems, including infrastructure repairs, microchip manufacturing, climate change and health care costs. -
On today’s episode of The Confluence: In the coming months, a judge will rule on if the state violated its own constitution regarding how it funds K-12 education; work has begun to reconstruct the city’s Fern Hollow Bridge, which collapsed in late January; and how a local organization is teaching court etiquette and more to help Pittsburgh residents better navigate the court system.Today’s guests include: Katie Meyer, political reporter for WHYY; Ed Blazina, who covers transportation at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Mark Thompson, founder of the JASON Project. -
Local artists Carin Mincemoyer and John Peña will enhance the bridge, with public input -
The first beams needed to rebuild the Fern Hollow Bridge were delivered to the site today. -
On Wednesday, Pittsburgh City Council preliminarily approved the hiring of a global firm to inspect all 150 city-owned bridges and create a maintenance plan for each bridge. -
The results of an emergency inspection of the Swindell Bridge come as City Council weighs bills to inspect all 150 of Pittsburgh's bridges. -
On today’s episode of The Confluence: A Right-to-Know request reveals the poor conditions documented at the Fern Hollow Bridge by inspectors in October 2021, months before its collapse; and a look at how Doug Mastriano, the GOP nominee for governor, garnered grassroots support to set himself apart in a crowded field of candidates. Today’s guests include: Sean Hamill, reporter with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Stephen Caruso, capitol reporter with Spotlight PA. -
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is looking for a firm to help the city do a comprehensive review of its bridges.
