People in Spring Hill are anticipating ice-covered street due to constant water flow People in Spring Hill are anticipating Rostock Street to be covered in ice because of the upcoming storm and the constant flow of water. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT -- EMERGENCY LANDING. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MIKE HARVEY’S FULL FORECAST, MINUTES AWAY. MIKE: A SLIPPERY SITUATION. PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON ROSTOCK STREET IN THE SPRING HIL -- THE STORY YOU’LL SEE ONLY ON FOUR. CHARITY: A SLIPPERY SITUATION. >> THE WHOLE HILL IS GOING TO BE A COMPLETE SHEET OF ICE. CHANDI: PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON ROSTOCK STREET IN THE SPRING HILL SECTION OF PITTSBURGH, ARE ANTICIPATING THE STORM AND ICE AT LEAST AN INCH THICK ON THE ROAD. >> THIS WHOLE FLOW WILL FREEZE. IS GOING TO START SHIFTING OVER THIS WAY. THIS IS ABOUT WHERE THE LINE WAS WHERE IT HAD FROZEN OVER BEFORE. IS GOING TO COMPLETELY SHIFT OVER. CHANDI: THEY SAY WATER CONTINUOUSLY COMES OVER THE HILLSIDE. AND IT’S BEEN GOING ON FOR WAY TOO LONG. IT’S BEEN A BIG PROBLEM ON THE STREET FOR YEARS NOW. WE HAVE ALL THESE PICTURES. THIS IS FROM THE POLAR FOR TAX A FEW -- VORTEX A FEW WEEKS AGO. CHANDI: THAT’S ALL ICE? >> IT’S ALL LIES. IT WAS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. CHANDI: SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED CITY OFFICIALS, BUT THERE’S STILL NO LONG TERM SOLUTION. THE CITY DOES SALT THE ROAD. YOU COULD SEE SOME OF THE SALT ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. WITH THE WATER CONSTANTLY FLOATING DOWN, IT JUST WASHES THE SALT AWAY. SO PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 TALKED WITH CITY OFFICIALS WHO ARE NOW LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO FIND OUT EXACLTY WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM AND HOW THE ISSUE CAN BE FIXED. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, PEOPLE ARE TRYING NOT TO SLIDE, WHILE WALKING. >> WHEN I TRIED TO GET TO MY CAR, IT KNOCKED ME DOWN. I FELL DOWN THE STREET AGAIN. >> THEY TOOK THEIR WELCOME MAT AND LAID IT ON THE GROUND SO THEY COULD GET ACROSS TO GET TO THEIR CAR. CHANDI: OR DRIVING. >> I WILL PROBABLY BE DOING WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES. PARK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STREET. TECHNICALLY, IT’S A FIRE LANE. IT’S NOT SAFE. CHANDI: JOHN REISER AND BRAD MILLER SAY IT’S NOT SAFE FOR KIDS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS. >> THERE’S NO WAY THAT A FIRE TRUCK COULD EVEN MAKE THE TURN TO COME UP THIS HILL.

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