Traffic paced to manage oversized load on Pennsylvania Turnpike, Bucks County PA
TrafficAuthorities are coordinating a traffic pacing operation on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Virginia Drive to manage an oversized load. Traffic will be slowed down but will continue moving from Willow Grove to Virginia Drive, avoiding a full stop. The plan ensures safer movement of the load while minimizing traffic disruption.
Audio|Source: PA Turnpike Police Harrisburg - East
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Transcript:
00:00
We're getting the crew together here at the shed.
00:02
We had the west to Will Grove to set a pace for this oversized load.
00:09
I'll let you know when we're in position.
00:11
Okay. It's just going to be a base or are we shutting down temporarily?
00:17
Well, no, we'll just pace it.
00:18
May as well just pace it from Willow Grove.
00:20
So traffic doesn't need to come to a dead stop.
00:23
And we'll just slow roll it.
00:24
That way it'll give them from Willow Grove to the fort.
00:29
You know, we can keep traffic moving a little bit at least.
00:32
By the time we get to Virginia Drive or so, you know, the truck should be back down.
00:39
Okay. Just want to confirm everyone on the same page with that, because that was not the original plan.
00:43
Yeah, because PSP was going to shut it down, right? But they can't.
00:47
They're not leaving the scene of that truck.
00:49
So we'll grab attenuators and we'll just, like I said, that's that thing.
00:52
If we were just run a pace, all lanes, we'll stop traffic at Virginia Drive completely from entering.
00:58
And I'll be the clear car and I'll sit right at near 339.
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Location mentioned:
Virginia Dr, Northampton Township, PA 18966
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