Based on 1997 information, the study concluded that drivers wasted more than 1.5 million hours a year as a result of congestion around the Fort Pitt Tunnel, ranking it 132nd. The Squirrel Hill Tunnel did better, which, in this case, is worse. The Squirrel Hill Tunnel placed 97th, still far behind the San Diego Freeway, America's most clogged artery. Of course, the study results are subject to interpretation and debate. When Walter Funk of Irwin was driving in D.C. several weeks ago, he found the No.
Traffic there moves, even in rush hours.
It amazes Funk that Pittsburgh found money to build two stadiums but can't find money to fix the Greenfield Bridge, which crosses the Parkway East near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. Nets are suspended beneath the bridge to catch chunks of falling concrete. When the net gets too many holes, the city replaces the nets instead of repairing the structure. It doesn't have to be that way. Take the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, which the Highway Users Alliance targets as the source of the region's worst traffic congestion.