City controller says O’Connor is not to blame for Pittsburgh’s messy roads

She’s heard the complaints of impassable, snow-covered streets, but Pittsburgh City Controller Rachael Heisler says Mayor Corey O’Connor’s administration is not to blame.

Heisler cites years of disinvestment in the city’s fleet, resulting in more than one-third of the plow trucks breaking down. She said it’s a wake-up call to address the problem.

Pittsburgh still digging out

Two days after the heavy snow, Pittsburghers are still digging out, upset about the condition of untouched or barely plowed streets.

“Here in the Strip District, it’s terrible,” Marlin Adams said. “I can’t even get out of my parking garage.”…

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