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We’re Still Driving on Unsafe Bridges. Here’s Why

We’re Still Driving on Unsafe Bridges. Here’s Why

Update: 2023-01-10
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City officials and daily commuters celebrated the reopening of Fern Hollow Bridge last month, but dozens more Pittsburgh bridges are rated poor and in need of repair. Don’t expect to see construction soon though; Mayor Ed Gainey’s 2023 budget doesn’t include much funding for fixing our bridges. 


So how nervous should we be to cross them? And why isn’t the city budgeting for repairs right away? Charlie Wolfson, the local government reporter for PublicSource, is here to explain.


You can read Charlie’s reporting on bridge repairs here: https://www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-bridge-collapse-condition-fern-hollow-mayor-gainey-budget/


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We’re Still Driving on Unsafe Bridges. Here’s Why

We’re Still Driving on Unsafe Bridges. Here’s Why

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