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Vol 92 No. 25
Serving Aleppo, Bell Acres, Edgeworth, Glenfield, Haysville, leet Leetsdale, Osborne, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills
Wednesday, July 12, 1995
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Bill Driscoll. He wants to erect barriers to make the road safer, photo by Ed caiMc
Activist calls for Rt. 65 barrier
where,” Fox said, “Plus, we can’t afford to do everything onevery highway, we have to prioritize. We spend it on need. Worst first.”
Driscoll does not buy into those arguments. ‘I am not convinced that space is a problem for a two-mile barrier,” he said.
His barrier would run from Glenfield, north on Route 65, to where it would intersect Beaver Road. Driscoll said it can be constructed by excavating the sidewalk that runs along the boulevard by Haysville Loimge.
He said that sidewalk is 51/2 feet, the exact measurement of the barrier in Kilbuck.
Plus, Driscoll said the $300,000 estimated price tagofesnstractionisHOthing compared ta costs of medical equipmentused to rescue Amy andweeksofhishospitalstayin the trauma unit at Allegheny General Hospital.
Fox said PcnnDOT is nol Driscoll’s proposal.
Jennie Lou Amy, wife of Joseph Amy, also supports the barrier idea.
“I think it’s too dangerous for everybody,” said Mrs. Amy of the road, “I don’t understand why there’s barriers part of the way and then they stop. I’m certainly behind anything that will make that road safer.”
Cause of the May accident is still under investigation by Allegheny County.
Bill Driscoll knowshow dangerous itis to drive down Ohio River Boulevard, dubbed “Killer 65” to locals.
Driscoll travels down the road from his home in Ambridge every morning to his job on the South Side. Fortunately, he has never had any close calls.
But when family Mend Joseph Amy of Sewickley was severely injured in a car acei-dentinMayinHaysviUe.hebecameinspiredto improve the road’s safety.
His conclusion; erect a harrier. However,' PcnnDOT contends a barrier is unnecessary because there is not enough space, money and head-on collisions to warrant construction.
Tom Fox, district engineer for PcnnDOT, said when PcnnDOT considers constructing barriers, its examines the total number of head-on collisions. Fo* said there has been only one on Route 65 in the past five years.
Andthatiswith2O,0Q0carstraveIingtberoad per day. ‘The bottom line is we install barriers where they are needed,” said Fox.
There is also a problem with room.
“You can’t just plop a barrier down some-
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discards aid offer
Thanks, but no thanks.
ThatishowOsbomeBoroUgh replied toSewickley’s financial oiferformutuaiaidinnon-emer-gency police situations. “U we gave them that fee then everybody else would want payment too,” said Story Lou SuHivou, Osborne secretary.
Sewickleyhadaskedfor $46.25 per hour from Osborne when Aleppo, theborough’spolicepro-vider, calls for back up.
The arguments what constitutes a police force.
r^mrenceO’LoughlinjSewirk-ley council president, said Sewickley rejected the agreement because it contends Os-' borne is not part of the mutual-aidpactbecauseitdoesnothave a police department.
O’Loughlin said if a Sewick-leypolkemanwasatanon-emer-gency site as backup in Osborne and he got injured, then Sewickiey’sinsurancewouldnot cover the officer.
Mrs. SullivanarguedOsbome does have a police force. She said the borough’s legal advisor informed her as long as ithasa contract with a department then Osbomehasalegalpoliceforce.
Mrs. Sullivan said the problem started alter Sewickley lost the general bid to Serve as Osborne’sprincipalpoliceforce. “When it didn’t receive the bid for police it said it couldn’t afford to givemtttualaidfor free.”
Aleppo bid with a five-year contract with the first three years costing $38,520. Sewickley proposedal995contract costing $107,396.
“We left the offer with Osborne and it didn’t give a decision,” said O’Loughlin.
Whether this will putastrain on the relationship between the twoboroughsremaLnstobeseen
Said O’Loughlin: *1 don’t think they’re happy that we’re not providing this service gratis but our job is to make sure our residents are served. I war. elected to council to save my constituency.”
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