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What was the emergency budget for replacing Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge?

After Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in January 2022, Pennsylvania delivered a replacement in less than eleven months. The American Society of Civil Engineers reported a $25.3 million budget for the emergency rebuilding project. That budget belongs to the 2022 replacement, not to the 1973 bridge that failed.

Approved budget

$25.3 million

Cost basis: 2022

Photo of the Fern Hollow Bridge (2022) within Frick Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo taken looking west-northwest from the Frick Park shack at the west end of the bridge.
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