07/27/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/26/2026 15:54
July 27, 2026 - Pittsburgh, PA
Governor Josh Shapiro, Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, and PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll will visit the Parkway East Commercial Street Bridge to announce the bridge's early reopening, more than a week ahead of schedule, on Monday evening.
Under Governor Shapiro, 20,538 road miles have been improved statewide, and work has advanced on 1,898 state and local bridges. The Governor's 2026-27 budget will drive out $775 million over the next two fiscal years for shovel-ready projects to repair state-owned roads across Pennsylvania.
WHO:
Governor Josh Shapiro
Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis
Secretary Mike Carroll, PA Department of Transportation
Mayor Corey O'Connor, City of Pittsburgh
Jim McNelis, CEO, S&B USA Construction
Jesse DiRenna, Business Manager, Operating Engineers Local 66
Nick Burdette, Northeast Region Bridge Lead & Vice President, HDR Inc.
WHEN:
Monday, July 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
WHERE:
Squirrel Hill Tunnel Eastbound Plaza
(GPS Coordinates: 40.425607, -79.910482)
LIVE STREAM:
pacast.com/live/gov
governor.pa.gov/live/
RSVP:
Press who are interested in attending must RSVP with the names and phones numbers for each member of their team to [email protected].
Press who RSVP will receive detailed arrival instructions.