Two people were rescued after the "bathtub" section of westbound I-376 in Pittsburgh flooded on Saturday.
A Channel 11 crew at the scene said there were two people on top of their vehicles.
Two people are trapped on top of their cars on the parkway in the bowl at Wood Street rescue on scene not sure how to get them out water continues to rise #wpxi pic.twitter.com/7uYu1BRsXK
— Stephen Banfield (@coachtvnews) January 13, 2018
Rescue workers used rubber rafts to reach the stranded motorists.
Rescue workers are making their way to the two stranded motorist in the bathtub on the parkway who are stranded on top of their cars #wpxi pic.twitter.com/65mjri8wCS
— Stephen Banfield (@coachtvnews) January 13, 2018
The Bathtub is OFFICIALLY CLOSED. ALL inbound Parkway East Traffic must Detour at Grant Street. And don’t worry @penguins fans, I already worked with the city this morning to make sure that they kept all lanes of Grant st open for you! #PittsburghTraffic #wpxi pic.twitter.com/iW8wodOyK6
— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) January 13, 2018
That section of the roadway is still closed. PennDOT issued an advisory for anyone that would be using it to get to Heinz Field ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game Sunday afternoon.
As of 9 a.m. Sunday, PennDOT said crews have begun pumping water and cleaning up the bathtub area since the river has receded.
UPDATE: Crews trying to get car out of the Parkway where it's still CLOSED. Water is receding; crews appear to be clearing ice. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/EPFMWTgseW
— WPXIJennifer Tomazic (@JenniferTomazic) January 14, 2018
Officials said Saturday it is unlikely that the bathtub section of I-376 will be reopened by game time around 1 p.m.
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