
They may look like craters or even a minefield, but those are potholes on the roads around the Pittsburgh Mills shopping mall.Sky 4, Pittsburgh’s only news chopper, flew over the area in Frazer Township, Allegheny County, to provide an aerial view of the roads and parking lots Tuesday.Big potholes around Pittsburgh Mills: Watch the video aboveMany people who live in the community have been demanding that something be done about the potholes.Some said they have seen people have to swerve into other lanes just to avoid them.”If you have a giant hole in the middle of your lane, you want to automatically swerve. If there’s someone in that next lane, you’re going to have an accident waiting to happen right there if you’re in the second lane swerving into oncoming traffic. I’ve watched many an accident almost happen because these potholes,” Doug Carnahan said.Carnahan added he had to get repairs to his car because of the potholes.In a Facebook post, state Rep. Mandy Steele said the mall is on private property, and that “state government can’t make them fix the potholes, but I can – and I did – make sure that Frazer Township knew their rights to file suit against the owners. We’re using every legal tool to make them do the right thing for public safety. But, at the end of the day, it’s still private property.” IMAGES: See the potholes at the Pittsburgh Mills shopping mallFrazer Township police responded to Steele’s post, saying, in part, “If damage occurs to your vehicle from the road conditions at the Pittsburgh Mills mall, please report this to us. We will gladly document the damage and conditions and will have a report available.”Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has reached out to the property owners for a response. The property’s media team did respond saying they will have more to share in the coming days.
They may look like craters or even a minefield, but those are potholes on the roads around the Pittsburgh Mills shopping mall.
Sky 4, Pittsburgh’s only news chopper, flew over the area in Frazer Township, Allegheny County, to provide an aerial view of the roads and parking lots Tuesday.
Big potholes around Pittsburgh Mills: Watch the video above
Many people who live in the community have been demanding that something be done about the potholes.
Some said they have seen people have to swerve into other lanes just to avoid them.
“If you have a giant hole in the middle of your lane, you want to automatically swerve. If there’s someone in that next lane, you’re going to have an accident waiting to happen right there if you’re in the second lane swerving into oncoming traffic. I’ve watched many an accident almost happen because these potholes,” Doug Carnahan said.
Carnahan added he had to get repairs to his car because of the potholes.
In a Facebook post, state Rep. Mandy Steele said the mall is on private property, and that “state government can’t make them fix the potholes, but I can – and I did – make sure that Frazer Township knew their rights to file suit against the owners. We’re using every legal tool to make them do the right thing for public safety. But, at the end of the day, it’s still private property.”
IMAGES: See the potholes at the Pittsburgh Mills shopping mall
Frazer Township police responded to Steele’s post, saying, in part, “If damage occurs to your vehicle from the road conditions at the Pittsburgh Mills mall, please report this to us. We will gladly document the damage and conditions and will have a report available.”
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has reached out to the property owners for a response. The property’s media team did respond saying they will have more to share in the coming days.
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