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05.21.10
Bridge problems under study

Port Authority officials are unsure how long a 5-ton weight restriction will be in place on the Center Avenue bridge in Emsworth, but Ben Avon officials are concerned that it may be long enough to result in damage to some of the borough’s side streets.

The weight restriction was posted Friday, May 14, after a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation inspection revealed areas of deterioration on two piers, according to Port Authority spokesperson Heather Pharo.

Pharo said that further analysis of the span is needed, and is likely to take several weeks.

05.21.10
Bridge problems under study

Port Authority officials are unsure how long a 5-ton weight restriction will be in place on the Center Avenue bridge in Emsworth, but Ben Avon officials are concerned that it may be long enough to result in damage to some of the borough’s side streets.

The weight restriction was posted Friday, May 14, after a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation inspection revealed areas of deterioration on two piers, according to Port Authority spokesperson Heather Pharo.

Pharo said that further analysis of the span is needed, and is likely to take several weeks.

05.21.10
Obituaries 5-21-10

David Galvin David W. Galvin of Butler, PA died Wednesday, May 12, 2010. He is survived by his mother, Fay Tegge Galvin; three siblings, Patricia Crawford and her husband Edward, Timothy J. Galvin and his wife Debbie of GA and James T. Galvin of Bethel Park; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Timothy A. Galvin. Friends were received at O'Brien Funeral Home, North Side. A funeral mass was held in St. Cyril of Alexandria Church on Saturday.

Elizabeth Kenny Elizabeth T. Kenny, 89, of Bellevue, died Thursday, May 13, 2010.

05.14.10
Bridge limitations in Emsworth

Even as work begins Monday on the Lowries Run Bridge in Emsworth, weight limits will severely limit traffic across another bridge in the borough.

Borough officials were informed Wednesday that the Port Authority bridge along Center Avenue had been inspected recently and “structural deficiencies” discovered. As a result, a 5 ton weight limit will be posted on Friday, May 14.

That weight limit will affect not only Port Authority buses, but firetrucks, school buses and other large vehicles, none of which will be able to cross the bridge.

02.26.10
Bellevue High Bridge to close

A major route between Bellevue and the City of Pittsburgh will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, March 1, and will remain closed to vehicles until at least Dec. 1 of this year.

During that time, Allegheny County will replace much of the bridge, an $8.9 million project that will be handled by Michael A. Beech Corporation and paid for with federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.

The project will involve replacement of the existing deck and sidewalks, and substructure repairs.