Long-awaited work to upgrade the Panhandle Bridge used by light rail trains to begin next summer - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Long-awaited work to upgrade the Panhandle Bridge used by light rail trains to begin next summer - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Pittsburgh Regional Transit is seeking bids for major upgrades to the Panhandle Bridge, which provides the only access from the South Hills to Downtown Pittsburgh for the light rail system. The agency advertised the project, expected to cost about $82 million for design and construction, last week. Bids are due Oct. 14, and about 2½ years of construction is expected to begin next summer on the ¾-mile structure that crosses the Monongahela River …