The sudden collapse of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge early on Jan. 28, 2022, gained national attention, occurring the same day as a pre-planned visit to the city by President Joe Biden and just weeks after Congress passed the $1.2-trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, in part to restore the safety and integrity of aging U.S. transportation systems.
Standard & Poor's says design-build contractor on the $5.7-billion U.S.-Canada crossing faces substantial delays due to incomplete designs and unknown conditions on the project's Michigan Interchange portion.