PITTSBURGH \u2014 11 Investigates is getting action after people in a Pittsburgh neighborhood reached out about a crumbling and dangerous wall that was becoming a hazard.<\/p>\n
They fought city hall for years, but nothing happened. Then Chief Investigator Rick Earle got involved.<\/p>\n
PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> 11 Investigates: Neighbors demand action after retaining wall collapses, city says not their problem<\/a><\/p>\n He went to Councilman Khari Mosley, who represents Larimer, and he ran with it. Now, after years of fighting city hall, residents are finally getting a new retaining wall. <\/p>\n PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> 11 Investigates: City moves to repair crumbling, unsafe retaining wall concerning neighbors<\/a><\/p>\n Construction crews are building a brand new retaining wall after residents had complained about the old one being dangerous. <\/p>\n Kim Patterson reached out to 11 Investigates last year, after a deal with the Peduto administration fell through years ago, and the Gainey administration declined to help, claiming the wall that divides Lower and Upper Dunmore Street isn\u2019t city property.<\/p>\n But after 11 Investigates discovered documents indicating part of the wall is city property, councilman Khari Mosely stepped in. <\/p>\n \u201cI want to thank the residents for being patient and I want to thank you for bringing it to my attention. I let my chief of staff and the budget director know this was a priority for me and let\u2019s figure out how to get this done,\u201d Mosley.<\/p>\n Mosley\u2019s staff found money in the capital budget to pay for the project. Council approved it earlier this year. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very happy and pleased and I want to thank the councilman for his work because at one point I was like here we go again, but he\u2019s actually come through,\u201d Patterson said.<\/p>\n Construction of the new wall is a welcome sight, especially for parents. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s way better than it was. We\u2019ve been trying to get it done for the past ten or 15 years. It keeps falling. We\u2019ve got kids who keep running into it. We don\u2019t want them to end up tripping on it,\u201d neighbor Nate Lofton said.<\/p>\n Crews aren\u2019t just replacing the old concrete block wall with new concrete blocks; they\u2019re actually pouring concrete, building a brand new wall the entire length of the street. <\/p>\n Nate Lofton: The last interview I had, I talked to so many people, that everybody wants to call Rick Earle, he\u2019s the man. <\/p>\n Earle: I appreciate that. We just helped a little bit here. <\/p>\n Lofton: Right, well, you helped more than a lot, more than a lot. I\u2019m telling you, people are really satisfied.<\/p>\n Work began on the wall several weeks ago.<\/p>\n The project should be completed sometime next month. <\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n