Major Road, Bridge over I-279 in Ross Township Closes After Crews Find Corroded Steel

Funding needed to fix 20 Laurens County bridges

LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) -- A proposal to impose a $5 bridge maintenance fee on registered vehicles in Laurens County was quickly shot down by Laurens County Council, despite local officials saying there upwards of 20 bridges out of service. According to one council member the fee would have generated an estimated $350,00 a year to fund bridge repairs and replacements. However, the majority of council believed that would not be the best way t…

Deterioration of pier causes closure of bridge over Interstate 279 - Pittsburgh Union Progress

After finding more deterioration in a bridge pier, Allegheny County indefinitely closed the Jacks Run Bridge No. 3 over Interstate 279 Thursday until it can decide whether to repair the pier or move up the replacement of the bridge from 2027. At a news conference at the bridge on Jacks Run Road that connects Bellevue and Ross, Allegheny County Public Works Director Stephen Shanley said the bridge had been rated in poor condition and a contractor…

County closes 'vital link' in Ross after discovering corrosion on bridge over I-279

Allegheny County’s Department of Public Works closed Jacks Run Road Bridge No. 3 in Ross after workers found severely corroded steel in its pier. Inspectors...

Major road, bridge over I-279 in Ross Township closes after crews find corroded steel

A bridge that carries a major road in Ross Township has been closed following an inspection.

Heavily traveled bridge in Allegheny County closed after inspectors find corroded steel

Officials say the corrosion made it impossible for engineers to determine how much weight the bridge can hold safely.

Jacks Run Road Bridge No. 3 in Ross Township is closed for an undetermined time because of corroded steel found in its only pier - Beaver County Radio

(File Photo of Bridge Closed Sign) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Ross Township, PA) According to an announcement on Thursday from Allegheny County Public Works, Jacks Run Road Bridge No. 3 is closed because of corroded steel in its only pier. The steel was found by inspectors and the Ross Township bridge will be closed for a time that is undetermined after it gets inspected. The reason the bridge got closed is because the corroded stee…