City of Pittsburgh v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On August 17, 1972, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) ordered the City of Pittsburgh (City) to begin immediate demolition and reconstruction of portions of the superstructure of the Baum Boulevard Bridge at the City’s expense pending further order of the PUC. By order of January 15, 1974, the PUC allocated the expenses of the project as follows:1 fifty percent (50%) to be paid by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), forty percent (40%) to be paid by the City, and ten percent (10%) to be paid by Allegheny County. Payments to the…