Bridges

Policy Committee    March 8, 2022

Pittsburgh is home to 446 of the Commonwealth’s bridges and in the wake of the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse, the region is top of mind for lawmakers in Harrisburg. To examine the status of the region’s bridges, identify the tools we have and need to maintain them, and assess the proper amount of funding needed, Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, the Pa. House Policy Committee, and lawmakers gathered in Pittsburgh for a hearing.

Host + Testifiers

• Hosts: Rep. Dan Frankel and Chair Ryan Bizzarro
• Testifiers:
  • Alan McGaughey, Regent Square Neighborhood Resident
  • Mike Keiser, Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
  • Cheryl Moon-Sirianni, District 11 Executive, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
  • Katharine Kelleman, CEO, Port Authority of Allegheny County
  • Pittsburgh City Councilman Corey O’Connor, District 5
  • Alexander Baikovitz, Co-Founder and CEO, Mach9 Robotics
  • Matt Macey, CEO, CDR Maguire
  • Mayor Ed Gainey, City of Pittsburgh
  • Rich Fitzgerald, County Executive, Allegheny County

Agenda + Testimony

• Hearing agenda and list of participants: Bridge Health and Safety

Media Release + News Coverage

• Policy Hearing: Bridges to Harrisburg, 3/8/2022
• WESA, State lawmakers call for bridge funding as PennDOT releases new Fern Hollow design, 3/8/2022
• WPXI, State, local leaders meeting to address infrastructure needs in southwest Pennsylvania, 3/8/2022
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh’s 21 bridges in poor condition slated for additional inspections, Mayor Ed Gainey says, 3/9/2022

Video + Photos

• March 8, 2022 - Bridges