-
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 city closed the bridge as a precaution after emergency crews responded to reports of debris falling from its underside. It will be inspected Saturday.
-
Public Safety officials said Monday it's been difficult to keep Pittsburghers away from the site. The observation area is on the Squirrel Hill side of the collapse.
-
President Joe Biden plans to "discuss strengthening the nation’s supply chains, revitalizing American manufacturing, creating good-paying, union jobs, and building a better America," in a visit to Pittsburgh on Friday, according to the White House.
-
Under the deal reached by federal lawmakers, Pennsylvania is slated to get more than $18 billion for infrastructure projects over the next five years.
-
Nearly 14.5 million Americans still don’t have access to the internet, according to the most recent estimates from the Federal Communications Commission. To remedy that, U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle says the majority of the funding — $42.5 billion — plan will go to expanding access where broadband is currently unavailable.
-
Residents in southwest Pennsylvania are being asked to complete a survey about internet access. The results could shape how much money the region gets from President Biden’s infrastructure bill to expand broadband access.
-
Some obstacles remain before much of that money starts flowing to projects in the Keystone State.
-
Pennsylvania is slated to receive about $18 billion from President Biden’s infrastructure bill, and Pittsburgh-area leaders are gearing up to compete for the money.