Some neighbors say they felt blindsided by Commercial Street closure as part of major bridge project

Residents of Pittsburgh’s Swisshelm Park neighborhood say they felt blindsided this week when they saw a road closure sign along Commercial Street that says the road will close starting June 29.

“This leaves us, like I said, disappointed and feeling disrespected,” Kurt Colborn said.

Kurt Colborn is a board member with the neighborhood group Swisshelm Forward. He says that, up until this week, PennDOT told Swisshelm neighbors that Commercial Street would only be closed for a day before the Parkway East completely shuts down from July 10 through Aug. 3 for the Commercial Street Bridge project…

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