{"id":92509,"date":"2026-01-21T13:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/92509\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:01:09","slug":"crews-in-lackawanna-county-braving-chilling-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/92509\/","title":{"rendered":"Crews in Lackawanna County braving chilling temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 Many people avoid being outside when the temperature drops, but some people can\u2019t avoid it. Workers could be seen bundled up and braving the chilling temperatures in the Electric City.<\/p>\n

28\/22 News reporter Connor Coar spoke with them and has more from Scranton.<\/p>\n

Crews are continuing to work on streets and sidewalks, even during the chilling temperatures. For many workers in downtown Scranton, it is mind over matter when working in frigid conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is awful out here. No, can\u2019t do it.\u201d Darren Burrows, of Clarks Summit, voiced. \u201cYou just want to stay home. It\u2019s not worth waking up sometimes, but you\u2019ve got to do it. You\u2019ll bundle up as much as you can, but sometimes it\u2019s still not enough, and then you can\u2019t move.\u201d<\/p>\n

Freezing temperatures to continue, snow showers expected for NEPA <\/a><\/p>\n

Between working and staying warm, Burrows found himself burying his hands in the heat vents of his car.<\/p>\n

One crew member, 28\/22 News spoke with at a different work site, said he had four layers and a heated vest on, but could still feel his body shaking while working.<\/p>\n

Crews could also be found on Scranton\u2019s streetscape projects at the corners of Wyoming Avenue and Biden Street and Adams Avenue and Linden Street.<\/p>\n

Work was also underway at the bridge next to Green Ridge Plaza, with winds whipping around.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re busy and moving constantly, you don\u2019t really stop to think about it sometimes.\u201d Donnie Williams of Central City said. \u201cYou don\u2019t even really realize, and then you stop and get a second, you\u2019re like, \u2018man, I\u2019m a lot colder than I thought.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Burrows tells 28\/22 News he prefers one season over the other.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I pave during the summer. In the winter, they keep us busy. Normally it\u2019s a layoff, but definitely the warm. Anything with the warm, nothing with the cold. I\u2019d stay away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burrows says the cold is affecting him. He says his joints are stiff, and his body won\u2019t move.<\/p>\n

Even with all the layers, workers in downtown Scranton can feel Jack Frost nipping at their noses and would love to see the cold weather go away.<\/p>\n

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