From North to South, and East to West, there was no hiding from the wrath of Mother Nature the past two days. Whatever your mode of transportation was, it was either slowed or outright stopped as the first major storm of 2007 made its trek towards the Atlantic. The following is a round-up of road-related stories from all points inside the Keystone State.
Northwest
Keeping Snow Away from the Street
http://www.wicu12.com/news/index.vnss?newsid=2923&type=News
Snowy Side Streets Trap Drivers, Towing Warning
http://www.wjettv.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=7122
Northeast
Roads Called "Horrible"
http://www.wnep.com/global/story.asp?s=6089340
Interstates Closed for Icy Conditions
http://www.wnep.com/global/story.asp?s=6093785
Storm Brings Mixed Bag
http://www.sungazette.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=14819
Southeast
Colossal Traffic Mess Strands Motorists For Hours
http://cbs3.com/local/local_story_046074755.html
Logjam Gone, But I-78 Closed
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=5036181
Hundreds Stranded on Interstate 78
http://www.abc27.com/news/stories/0207/397612.html
Southwest
Valentine's Day Storm Causes Treacherous Commute
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/weather/11008574/detail.html
Local Woman's Frightening Ordeal On I-78 Ends
http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_046135436.html
Crash in Snow Causes I-79 Closure
http://www.wpxi.com/video/11014926/index.html
Rendell Declares State of Emergency
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07046/762430-100.stm
Where I live east of Pittsburgh, or "ice-burgh," we received about 7 inches and it would have been more if the precipitation didn't turn to freezing rain through Wednesday morning. Even taking public transportation wasn't a choice as the T through the South Hills was shut down due to ice on its overhead wires. When I checked my e-mail this morning, I had almost 130 travel bulletins from the PTC and PennDOT!
