The home of the city of Pittsburgh’s Traffic Division is shut down after the likely discovery of cancer-causing materials inside.
The Mayor’s Chief of Staff told Channel 11 that on Wednesday, public works crews were repairing a hole in the ground of the building, located on Liberty Avenue in the Strip District. Dan Gilman said crews were ventilating the site, and as they were digging, they found what appeared to be asbestos.
“This is what happens when the city does not invest, historically, over the last several decades in our facilities, in our fleet,” Gilman said…