Client:
DMJM+Harris
Project:
North Shore Connector
Location:
City of Pittsburgh
Our Role:
Phase I and II Archaeology, Eligibility for Historic Properties, MOA, Effec
This complex project involves the construction of a subway and tunnel beneath the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh to connect new developments on Pittsburgh’s North Shore with the Central Business District and Convention Center. CDC examined the project’s five alternatives and completed Cultural Resource surveys on the preferred alternative.
Additional Interest: One of the interesting discoveries was the Equitable Gas Company explosion of 1927 near Reedsdale Street on the North Shore. The tank was once the “largest gas tank in the world” and exploded when workers used an acetylene torch to repair what they believed was an “empty” tank. Industries and homes within a 20-mile radius of the tank experienced damage and 26 people were killed.
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