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Fay, S&B USA Construction Reopens Commercial Street Bridge in Pittsburgh a Week Ahead of Schedule

PITTSBURGH, PA — July 28, 2026: Fay, S&B USA Construction (Fay), a Pittsburgh-based firm specializing in heavy highway and heavy civil construction in the Mid-Atlantic region, re-opened the I-376 Commercial Street Bridge in Pittsburgh for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on July 27, 17 days after closing it and a week ahead of PennDOT’s maximum deadline of August 3. During the closure, Fay demolished the existing bridge and completed a lateral slide of the new bridge into place using accelerated bridge construction (ABC) methods.

Fay constructed the new bridge directly beside the existing 75-year-old bridge. Using ABC techniques reduced more than four years of long-term lane closures and restrictions on I-376 to a fewer than three-week closure of part of the corridor between the Edgewood/Swissvale (Exit 77) interchange and the Squirrel Hill Tunnel in Edgewood and Swissvale boroughs and the City of Pittsburgh. I-376 is one of the most heavily traveled highways in western Pennsylvania, supporting over 100,000 vehicles per day.

“This is Fay’s 10th ABC project and marks the largest one in Fay’s nearly 80-year history,” said Ryan Surrena, President of Fay. “We thank PennDOT for the confidence in our team to deliver the largest lateral bridge slide in Pennsylvania, as well as the traveling public and regional businesses for their patience as we constructed and slid the modern structure into position. From day one of work, PennDOT and Fay shared a common vision to deliver this project safely, quickly, and precisely.”

Completed in 1951, the original Commercial Street Bridge was scheduled for replacement because it had reached the end of its service life and could no longer carry permit loads. Fay’s Demolition Team dismantled the original bridge in six days using conventional demolition methods to remove the concrete deck, parapets, and overhangs, followed by a controlled implosion to safely drop the rest of the concrete structure.

Fay built the new arched delta frame structure directly beside the previous bridge over approximately two years in a $95 million project. The new structure features three spans and seven 825-linear-foot girder lines. Each delta frame comprises seven pieces of steel ranging in weight from 25,000 to 80,000 pounds. The largest piece is a 163-foot header beam.

Designed to modern highway standards for safety and mobility, the new bridge has standard 4-foot-wide median shoulders and 12-foot-wide right shoulders to allow disabled vehicles to be moved to the side and provide space for emergency vehicle passage and future maintenance. During construction, intermittent lane closures and restrictions were only required for delivery of the steel girders, work on overhead signage, and other supporting work.

Mammoet, the Netherlands-based heavy-lifting specialist, lifted and slid the 22-million-pound (11,000 ton) structure 102 feet from its temporary foundations to new permanent foundations across four continuous rails using 42 of the firm’s proprietary skidding system jacks. The slide took less than 10 hours to complete. According to Mammoet, the Commercial Street Bridge was the heaviest bridge the company has moved in the U.S.

While the new bridge is open to traffic, the project will continue into summer 2027 as Fay returns Commercial Street below the bridge to its original alignment, removes the temporary bridge foundations, and clears all remaining debris. Fay will also restore Frick Park’s Nine Mile Run stream and hiking trail, and plant approximately 5,000 new trees and shrubs to restore the project site.

#7 U.S. Bridge Builder
Ranked by Engineering News-Record as the #7 U.S. bridge builder in 2025, Fay and its parent company are currently building five other major bridge projects:

I-80 North Fork (Brookville, PA) and I-81 Susquehanna River (Susquehanna County, PA) bridge replacements for PennDOT as part of the PennDOT Major Bridges Public-Private Partnership Program;
I-76 Beaver River Bridge (Beaver County, PA) replacement for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission;
Long Bridge South (Arlington, VA) railroad and pedestrian bridges project for the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority as a member of Long Bridge Rail Partners, a joint venture of Trumbull Corp.; Fay, S&B USA Construction; and Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc.;
North Avenue Bridge (Baltimore, MD) modernization for CSX Transportation;
I-64 and I-464 Interchange Ramp 291 Ramp Improvements (Chesapeake, VA) for VDOT.

About S&B USA
S&B USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Shikun & Binui Ltd., brings over a century of global experience to developing, financing, building, operating, and maintaining complex infrastructure. As a national leader and full-service partner in alternative delivery methods, we help public and private owners reduce costs, manage risk, and deliver projects on time. S&B USA Concessions has closed three public-private partnerships (P3s) in the U.S. exceeding $4.5 billion in the last 10 years. S&B USA Construction is an expert provider of construction management for large-scale infrastructure, specializing in P3s and alternative delivery methods. Fay, S&B USA Construction has nearly 80 years of experience building and demolishing major infrastructure across the Mid-Atlantic region—roadways, bridges, rails, marine structures, industrial sites, utilities, and more. Working together with our clients and partners, S&B USA delivers safe, innovative, and enduring infrastructure that powers community resiliency, growth, and quality of life. Learn more at www.shikunusa.com.

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