PennDOT Planning Major Construction Project On Busy Pittsburgh Bridge

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PennDOT is planning major construction on a busy bridge in Pittsburgh.
Inspectors say the Commercial Street Bridge is aging and needs to be replaced.About 83,000 drivers a day depend on the Commercial Street Bridge. It is the connection between the Squirrel Hill Tunnel and Edgewood/Swissvale.
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Completed in 1951 for $1.78 million dollars, the bridge is showing the impact of Pittsburgh winters.
“The bridge was designed for loads way less than it