PITTSBURGH —

Pittsburgh's City Controller, Rachael Heisler, has raised concerns about the aging state of the city's vehicle fleet, warning that if the issue is not addressed soon, people will start feeling the ripple effects.

"The fleet is old, it's getting older. And the longer we wait to address the problem, it's going to get more expensive," Heisler said. Advertisement

The fleet includes essential vehicles such as police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances.

A special report revealed that out of 1,339 city vehicles, 105 are decommissioned, 430 are at least 10 years old, and almost half are estimated to have exceeded their life cycles.

If no action is taken in the next five years, 87% of the fleet could be outdated.

The report recommended creating an annual fleet report to update the

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