FERLO CALLS FOR PENNDOT TO
SUSPEND WEEKDAY
BLASTING ALONG ROUTE 28
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Ferlo |
HARRISBURG, April 15 -
State Sen. Jim Ferlo (D-Pittsburgh) today
called upon PennDot
Secretary Allen Biehler and District 11
Executive Dan Cessna to cease blasting of
the rock face above Route 28 during the
workweek.
The Senator wants blasting to be done on the
weekend when less traffic would be
disturbed.
Citing the traffic delays today after an
unexpected amount of rock material was sent
tumbling onto the highway, “Route 28 is far
too important to commercial and daily
commuter traffic to risk continued rock
slides due to blasting,” Senator Ferlo
said. “I strongly encourage PennDot to
rethink its schedule for reshaping the rock
face by doing this type of work on the
weekends when there is significantly less
traffic on the road and less effect on
surrounding businesses.”
Senator Ferlo also pointed out that these
types of unexpected rockslides after weekday
blasts are major public safety concerns that
are amplified by the increased traffic
during the workweek.
“We have to take every measure possible to
ensure that the public can travel safely to
and from work,” Ferlo said. “By moving the
blasting hours to the weekend we can
significantly reduce the potential for
injuries.” |
