Route 837 reopens in West Mifflin after landslide Friday night
Route 837 in West Mifflin was reopened late Friday night after PennDOT crews removed boulders and debris from the two-lane road along the Monongahela River, a West Mifflin fire department official said.
The landslide that blocked one lane of road from about 7:20 p.m. to about 9:25 p. m., said Charles Spangler, assistant chief of West Mifflin’s Duquesne Annex fire department. The slide occurred between the Boswell Crossing and the Dravosburg Bridge, Spangler said.
No one was injured in the landslide, Spangler said. One of the boulders that came down from the hillside was “about the size of a car,” he said.
Emergency responders were concerned about the possibility more boulders might slide down the hillside, Spangler said.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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