How will the demolition of the Commercial Street Bridge work?
With a major road like the Parkway East closed, time is precious and PennDOT says they won't waste a second.
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John Shumway joined KDKA in October 1988 as a General Assignment Reporter.
During his years at KDKA, he has anchored the morning and weekend news, been a featured General Assignment Reporter on the station's 4, 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts, and now has returned to mornings to keep you up to date on the traffic, and anchor The KDKA Morning News on Pittsburgh's CW.
John began his broadcasting career as a disc jockey for WLAP Radio in Lexington, Kentucky, while he was in college. After graduation, he started his news career by moving into the WLAP Radio newsroom. In 1979, John moved to WHAS Radio News in Louisville, Kentucky, where he switched over to WHAS-TV News as a reporter two years later.
John has been recognized throughout his broadcasting career regionally, statewide, and nationally. Two Emmy Awards, and a Columbia DuPont Citation, top the list of awards and recognitions John has received.
John earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Eastern Kentucky University in 1978. His desk is an art gallery of Shumway family snapshots and John will quickly tell you that his most important jobs are husband, father, and Pappy. He resides in the Pittsburgh area with his wife, Sonya. In his spare time, John enjoys hiking, music, and singing with his friends in the choir at St Paul's United Methodist Church.
With a major road like the Parkway East closed, time is precious and PennDOT says they won't waste a second.
A company from the Netherlands that specializes in moving heavy things will be moving the 22 million pound bridge a few feet at a time.
The closing of the Parkway is just four days away and much of PennDOT's efforts right now are centered on removing construction material from detour routes.
Crews performed a major test for the upcoming replacement of the Commercial Street bridge on the Parkway East.
GasBuddy's Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick De Haan said there's room for movement locally in comparison to the national average.
The closing of the Parkway East for the replacement of the Commercial Street Bridge is now 35 days away.
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