North Versailles couple faults construction company for damage to property

A North Versailles couple contends that a company Allegheny County hired for a bridge-replacement project caused a retaining wall and garage roof at their home to buckle, damaged the water vault and left behind other problems.

The $20.5 million Greensburg Pike Bridge Replacement Project included constructing a 663-foot steel girder bridge and relocating utilities. The yearlong project was finished in November.

Leo and Peggy Love say Brayman Construction Corp. of Saxonburg caused the damage to their First Street home near the intersection with Greensburg Pike.

They haven't done nothing to respond to the complaints about the damage, said Peggy Love, 73.

The company did not return calls for comment.

Family friend Vicki LaMarca, 56, of Penn in Westmoreland County, sent a letter about the damage to the county's public works department in December.

(The Loves) don't have much everything is falling on deaf ears, she said.

The public works department maintains the Loves never filed an official claim for damages, but the department and Brayman have been working with the couple and LaMarca to address issues related to their water meter and water vault, Public Works Director Steve Shanley said this week through county spokeswoman Amie Downs.

The party responsible for the damage will be determined if or when a claim is filed, Downs said.

The Loves say Brayman's drilling caused a retaining wall to buckle beside the garage. They allege the company cut off a drainage pipe from the garage that led to a street storm drain, and the resulting water buildup on the roof caused the garage ceiling and a wall to buckle.

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