After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse, Fast-Rising Replacement Emerges Jim Parsons December 20, 2022 No Comments With the project team performing under a national spotlight, collaboration proved key to the rapid restoration of collapsed span, a critical local crossing.Read More
Bridge Collapse Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge Replacement Is Ahead of Schedule President Biden visits Fern Hollow Bridge site to tout infrastructure law Justin Rice October 20, 2022 No Comments City's reconstructed Fern Hollow Bridge is nearly complete nine months after its failure.Read More
Bridge Collapse Investigation NTSB Pittsburgh Bridge Probe Update Sheds Light on Collapse Sequence Findings on probable cause of failure not expected until 2023 Tom Ichniowski May 5, 2022 One Comment The report provides additional information about how the collapse proceeded, but does not discuss why the accident occurred.Read More
Aging Infrastructure PennDOT Races to Begin Replacement of Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge Jim Parsons March 10, 2022 One Comment Construction on Fern Hollow Bridge, which collapsed on Jan. 28, could begin by late April.Read More
Bridge Collapse NTSB Outlines Pittsburgh Bridge Structure Specifics, Finding Collapse Cause Will Take Months PennDOT announces selection of team to rebuild fallen Fern Hollow Bridge Tom Ichniowski February 7, 2022 No Comments PennDOT picks HDR-Swank Construction team for rebuild of fallen bridge.Read More
Bridge Infrastructure ARTBA: Deficient Bridge Number Drops, But Huge Backlog Remains Tom Ichniowski February 2, 2022 No Comments Structurally deficient bridges declined 3% in 2021, but more than 43,500 remain.Read More
Bridge Infrastructure PennDOT Lines Up Funds for Pittsburgh Bridge Rebuild Agency seeking FHWA Emergency Relief Funds Tom Ichniowski February 1, 2022 No Comments Department plans a sole-source, design-build approach for the project to replace the collapsed bridge. Read More
Bridge Safety NTSB To Put Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge 'Under a Microscope,' Chair Says Tom Ichniowski January 29, 2022 No Comments Preliminary report of transportation accident investigative agency, expected by mid-February, will include just facts—not cause—of Jan. 28 incident.Read More
Aging Infrastructure Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Injures 10 Hours Before Biden Visits City Early morning accident occurred before President was set to push his infrastructure plan Jim Parsons Tom Ichniowski January 28, 2022 No Comments Span had received poor superstructure ratings for more than a decade before Jan. 28 accident, according to National Bridge Inventory data.Read More