Erosion Could Cause Allegheny River Dam To Fail

We really could use a big infrastructure investment around Pittsburgh. These locks & dams are 75 years old and a vital, if often unseen, component of our local infrastructure.

The Army Corps of Engineers says a dam on the Allegheny River in western Pennsylvania is so eroded it could fail if it is hit by a barge or a large ice load.

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