The NTSB took prior city administrations to task for negligence, but its report praised the current administration for taking steps to reassure the public.
When I woke up on the morning of Jan. 28, 2022, I was prepared for our city to be the focus of the nation with a visit from the president of the United States. But just weeks into my administration as mayor, we were met with one of our biggest
State, local, and federal leaders attended a ribbon-cutting for the newly built Fern Hollow Bridge, a major connective piece of infrastructure that collapsed on Jan. 28.
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey has proposed to spend $1.5 million to contract a company to help assess the structural integrity of the city’s 150 bridges. Bills in front of Pittsburgh City Council would advance Gainey’s plans to ensure local bridges are safe through the Bridge Asset Management Program. Gainey in