Post by Logan on Jan 24, 2016 22:00:56 GMT -6
Can Pennsylvania prevent drivers from being stranded on the Pa. Turnpike?
Hundreds of motorists that were trapped on the Pennsylvania Turnpike have been freed after a statewide rescue effort. Which leaves many wondering: Can the state prevent this from ever happening again?
More than 500 vehicles -- including those carrying college athletes and teenage parishioners -- were stuck on the Pa. Turnpike following crashes and historic snowfall on Saturday. By Sunday afternoon, the 90-mile stretch of road was reopened.
Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards weighs in on how the state responded to the emergency and what it can do next time.
What happened?
Hundreds of motorists were left stranded in their vehicles after several tractor-trailers had trouble traveling up a hill at mile marker 123, near the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel in Somerset County.
Continued at www.pennlive.com/news/2016/01/can_pennsylvania_prevent_drive.html .
Hundreds of motorists that were trapped on the Pennsylvania Turnpike have been freed after a statewide rescue effort. Which leaves many wondering: Can the state prevent this from ever happening again?
More than 500 vehicles -- including those carrying college athletes and teenage parishioners -- were stuck on the Pa. Turnpike following crashes and historic snowfall on Saturday. By Sunday afternoon, the 90-mile stretch of road was reopened.
Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards weighs in on how the state responded to the emergency and what it can do next time.
What happened?
Hundreds of motorists were left stranded in their vehicles after several tractor-trailers had trouble traveling up a hill at mile marker 123, near the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel in Somerset County.
Continued at www.pennlive.com/news/2016/01/can_pennsylvania_prevent_drive.html .