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Chillz99 t1_jea0yhh wrote

the accident caused a fuel spill from one of the trucks which required a fuel spill truck from the city of Pittsburgh, so it took a while to clean it up. Also had to remove the fuel from the tanks remaining on the damaged trucks so they could be towed.

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WuKongPhooey OP t1_jea20b0 wrote

Thank you! Now THIS is why I came to this thread! I just knew things were more complicated than just towing two vehicles from the tunnel.

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Floopydoodler t1_jeacwck wrote

Everything is more complicated with that tunnel. Having once spent 2 hours inside a closed tunnel waiting on state police engaged elsewhere, it doesn't even take something major to snarl. Don't know why state police are required to clear the scene but they are. Now every time I go thru those tunnels I think about the afternoon I spent sitting on the barriers with the dude who smashed into me. He apologized 9,000 times and his boss showed up on scene to scream at him (he was driving a work truck). Then we were given the finger from 9,000 people who had been stuck in traffic outside the tunnel once they reopened. good times.

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BlimeyFish t1_jecqrim wrote

It's 376, a state road. So therefore, state police. It's silly of course but that's how these things work.

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DugganSC t1_jecv3zx wrote

And, of course, there's good reason why they take any crash seriously. That's a very enclosed space, and just a little bit of smoke will lead to little to no visibility, panic, and subsequent deaths, c.f. the Mont Blanc Tunnel fire.

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techman993 t1_jea87v8 wrote

Still confused why inbound traffic was rerouted if this was only on the outbound side.

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enraged_hbo_max_user t1_jeaacsu wrote

Maybe they were worried about the spilled fuel igniting which seems like it could be a problem for both sides. IDK though I’m not a tunnel expert guy.

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techman993 t1_jeaamln wrote

Ah that does make more sense now that you mention it. Still bitter it added an extra 40 minutes to my commute lol

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