President Biden on Friday toured the site of a bridge collapse in Pittsburgh, which occurred just hours before he arrived to deliver a speech touting his new bipartisan infrastructure law.
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Officials said 10 people were injured in the collapse. Four were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. There were no fatalities. The bridge crosses over a popular walking trail in Frick Park, about 10 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh. “There are literally more bridges in Pittsburgh than any other city in the world,” Biden told reporters. “We're going to fix them all.". The $1.2 trillion package includes funding for roads and bridges, public transit, rail, seaports and airports, as well as clean drinking water and broadband internet.
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