Pittsburgh officials waited months to address structural problems on three bridges that experts said needed to be addressed within a week, according to a spokeswoman for Mayor Ed Gainey. Gainey released a comprehensive report on the condition of 147 city-maintained bridges in December.
‘Priority zero’
A report released in December on the condition of bridges maintained by the city of Pittsburgh revealed 13 were identified as “priority zero” spans in need of immediate repairs.
Despite repeated requests, the city waited until Tuesday to publicly release a list of those bridges. Needed repairs on the spans have either been completed or in the works. The bridges include:
- Bloomfield Bridge, Bloomfield.
- Centre Avenue Bridge, over East Busway, Shadyside.
- West Carson Street, connecting Esplen and McKees Rocks over Chartiers Creek.
- Elizabeth Street Bridge, Hazelwood.
- Herron Avenue, connecting Polish Hill and Lawrenceville.
- Maple Avenue, northeastern pedestrian ramp at North Charles Street, North Side.
- Parking lot bridge at Woodruff Street and Saw Mill Run Boulevard, Beechview.
- South Negley Avenue Bridge, Shadyside.
- Swinburne Bridge, connecting South Oakland and Greenfield.
- Tripoli Street, connecting Madison Avenue and East Street over I-279, North Side.
- Ramp Q bridge, connecting Madison Avenue and East Street over I-279, North Side.
Julia Felton is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Julia by email at jfelton@triblive.com or via Twitter .
Source: 3 Pittsburgh spans in urgent need of work not addressed for months
