(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This April 2, 2021, file photo shows bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor announced yesterday that a “demolition blitz” will target nearly two dozen blighted homes in its Hilltop neighborhoods over the next several weeks. Three properties have already been demolished, and twenty additional properties will be taken down in the Arlington, Beltzhoover, and St. Clair neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. According to The Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections, all of the properties are either an imminent danger or they pose a public safety risk that could cause serious injuries at any time.