{"id":60764,"date":"2025-12-14T15:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/60764\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T15:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:01:18","slug":"snowfall-causes-hazardous-road-conditions-transit-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/60764\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowfall causes hazardous road conditions, transit delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSlush and snow continued to build up on roads and sidewalks Saturday evening, making for some unsafe conditions and delaying residents. \u201cYou start hearing people come in talking about how bad the roads are,\u201d Luke Kain said as he prepared to drive from downtown Pittsburgh back to Upper St. Clair.Crews continued salting and plowing, but roadways struggled to keep up with the steady snowfall. PennDOT lowered speed limits to 45 mph on Interstates 376, 79, 279, 579 and 70.\u201cIt was a little scary. Not used to that. I was happy that they had those snow tires on,\u201d said Miami fans visiting Pittsburgh for the Steelers-Dolphins game on Monday Night Football.The snowy roads also delayed Pittsburgh Regional Transit buses by an hour.\u201cThere was a bus that we were supposed to take, but then it just didn\u2019t come. It disappeared. It didn\u2019t come,\u201d Pitt students Yuki Dong and Kristy Pan said. \u201cIt\u2019s just been delayed so much. My feet are freezing. My feet are \u2014 I don\u2019t know if I have feet anymore.&#8221;In Canonsburg, the pastor at Grace Baptist Church started shoveling early so services could still be held Sunday morning. He canceled early Sunday school, though. \u201cThis side of the building does not get any sun at all. And so, all this turned to ice and you can get three to four inches thick,\u201d Pastor Bill Barnett said. \u201cSo if we can keep this clean now and get all the snow off there so it doesn\u2019t freeze, then it\u2019s OK for in the morning.\u201dOthers chose to stay put. \u201cEveryone else that was going home is already gone. Everyone else is staying,\u201d Vikky McCartney said in Canonsburg.In Pittsburgh, the Department of Public Works said all snow should be cleared within 24 hours of the last snowfall. After that, residents are encouraged to call 311 to report problems.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tPITTSBURGH \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Slush and snow continued to build up on roads and sidewalks Saturday evening, making for some unsafe conditions and delaying residents. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou start hearing people come in talking about how bad the roads are,\u201d Luke Kain said as he prepared to drive from downtown Pittsburgh back to Upper St. Clair.<\/p>\n<p>Crews continued salting and plowing, but roadways struggled to keep up with the steady snowfall. PennDOT lowered speed limits to 45 mph on Interstates 376, 79, 279, 579 and 70.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a little scary. Not used to that. I was happy that they had those snow tires on,\u201d said Miami fans visiting Pittsburgh for the Steelers-Dolphins game on Monday Night Football.<\/p>\n<p>The snowy roads also delayed Pittsburgh Regional Transit buses by an hour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a bus that we were supposed to take, but then it just didn\u2019t come. It disappeared. It didn\u2019t come,\u201d Pitt students Yuki Dong and Kristy Pan said. \u201cIt\u2019s just been delayed so much. My feet are freezing. My feet are \u2014 I don\u2019t know if I have feet anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In Canonsburg, the pastor at Grace Baptist Church started shoveling early so services could still be held Sunday morning. He canceled early Sunday school, though. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis side of the building does not get any sun at all. And so, all this turned to ice and you can get three to four inches thick,\u201d Pastor Bill Barnett said. \u201cSo if we can keep this clean now and get all the snow off there so it doesn\u2019t freeze, then it\u2019s OK for in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others chose to stay put. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone else that was going home is already gone. Everyone else is staying,\u201d Vikky McCartney said in Canonsburg.<\/p>\n<p>In Pittsburgh, the Department of Public Works said all snow should be cleared within 24 hours of the last snowfall. 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