Get Marty: PennDOT Fixes Tire-Slashing Metal Plates Along Route 65
FREEDOM (KDKA) -- PennDOT has ordered a potentially dangerous stretch of roadway fixed following a Get Marty report.
"I hate it. I hate it. We need to resolve the issue. We need to fix the roadway. We need to avoid people getting flat tires," says Dan Cessna with PennDOT.
Ron Derbis is a safety officer with an Ambridge trucking company. His drivers lost 30 tires along a stretch of Route 65 under construction in the Freedom-Ambridge area.
"The tires were being ripped to shreds," says Derbis.
Turns out, metal plates installed by the contractor we clipping tires on vehicles and slashing them.
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KDKA brought it to the attention of PennDOT.
"We ordered the contractor to change the plates," says Cessna.
PennDOT says the problem should now be fixed.
Meantime, if you have a claim please call Gulisek Construction at 724-696-3341.
If you'd like Marty to help you solve your problem, email him at GetMarty@kdka.com.