PITTSBURGH \u2014 A rude awakening for drivers parked along Ward Street in Oakland this week. <\/p>\n
A Pitt student told us she and others walked outside Thursday morning to find their cars gone. They\u2019d been towed. <\/p>\n
Paige Evans is a pre-law student at Pitt. She called the whole thing \u201cfrustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n
She says her car was one of many towed away Thursday morning. <\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people were just looking around confused,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
On Friday, we could see cones all over the street with \u201cno parking\u201d signs attached to them. <\/p>\n
Evans says that was not the case Wednesday evening, and she had no idea she could be facing a ticket or a tow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was maybe a cone. It didn\u2019t have a white sticker on it. There was no signage. Nothing,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Channel 11 reached out to the City of Pittsburgh to find out what happened. We discovered there is a Pittsburgh Water project going on there. <\/p>\n
Spokesperson Julianne Pelusi told Channel 11 in a statement that contractors are performing roadway restoration following service line replacements. <\/p>\n
The statement went on to say:<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this case, the contractor obtained the required permit for the work, posted temporary parking restrictions in advance, and Pittsburgh Police verified the signage before approving the tow.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for Evans, she\u2019d like to see better communication and wants the city to pay for these tows. <\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely want to see reimbursements for everybody. Not just me, but everyone else. Unexpected $190 isn\u2019t something you can just pull from a tree. It\u2019s a lot of money, especially for a college student,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
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