Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll and local officials held a press conference on Wednesday to highlight the department's various projects from the 2025 season and to preview upcoming projects in 2026.

One of the dozen or more projects they previewed is the replacement of the Commercial Street Bridge , within 1 mile of the eastern end of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel.

"This project behind me is a prime example of an investment that we're making on a bridge that is in a main artery to the beautiful city of Pittsburgh and is traveled by more than 100,000 vehicles per day," Carroll said. "It has certainly served this community well, but it's time for it to be replaced."

Construction on the original bridge began in 1948 and was completed in 1951. Since then, it ha

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