Rain compromises bank along Meridian Road
Last weekend’s heavy rain has caused an 8-foot bank to collapse on the side of Meridian Road in Penn Township, which led to the closure of a section of the southbound lane.
Mike Matis, Butler County manager at the state Department of Transportation's District 10, said on Friday that a stretch of Meridian Road about 100 feet long was blocked off by cones and a temporary stop sign was placed on either side of the closure.
Motorists must take turns circumventing the closure after stopping.
Matis said he was notified last weekend by the county 911 center that a section of the bank had given way beside Meridian Road at the bottom of the hill near the railroad tracks.
He said dispatchers requested PennDOT officials examine the situation to determine whether it was safe for traffic to use the road.
Matis said the section of road over the slide was blocked off as a precaution.
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