Snow causes road closures on Hancock Ave, Vandergrift PA
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews in Vandergrift managed temporary road closures along Hancock Avenue due to heavy snow and slick conditions. PennDOT worked to clear the roads, and local schools were notified of transportation delays and closures.
Audio|Heard on: Westmoreland County Public Safety
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03:35
Transcript:
00:00
(name withheld), are you on the radio?
00:06
(name withheld), are you on the radio?
00:09
Right here.
00:12
Send him down to Holmes.
00:16
Roger, he's going down.
00:19
Now, the PennDOT driver said he's going down through EV and catch E.V.
00:23
And he comes back up Hancock again.
00:28
That's received.
00:33
What do you need from utility?
00:39
Nothing right now.
00:40
I just picked up some big pieces and that's it.
00:45
Okay, I have (name withheld) coming down to homes.
00:52
I got one car coming up your way time.
00:56
Copy that.
01:02
Good.
01:08
For afternoon.
01:13
Just so you're aware, 15.
01:17
Not stopped until a web out.
01:27
One coming up.
01:28
I want you down by the utility, put (name withheld) up there where you're at.
01:35
G50 to 501.
01:39
501. Go ahead and send them cars down.
01:45
We're going to hold any cars coming up,
01:48
but you can send them down.
01:51
Okay, just so you know, PennDOT they come through here, this road up here is covered again and it's pretty slick.
01:59
Hold them off then until PennDOT comes back around.
02:04
They're going to EV and then they'll be back up around.
02:06
We're going to hold off until they come back up through.
02:11
Copy that.
02:16
I'll maybe have this batch notified Kiski for about 15 minutes from the elementary coming out.
02:27
Can you notify a high school, Kiski's school district that Hancock is going to be closed for a little bit until PennDOT comes back through? I don't know if they'll come, be back through with PennDOT by the time they get moving, so just notify them.
02:58
The 228.
03:05
The Q28 East.
03:08
They're in Route the East.
03:09
It's 1500.
03:14
28 from Chief.
03:19
328, guys.
03:22
I'm not certain what your road conditions are like,
03:25
but on the north.
03:26
east of the township.
03:28
It's pretty spotty.
03:30
You may want to consider avoiding some of the station road going down to traffic.
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Location mentioned:
Hancock Ave, Vandergrift, PA
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