State police were already planning to be in Indiana for the IUPatty’s event on Saturday. Now they have another reason to be in the area, with more troopers on patrol for the planned implosion of the smokestacks at the former Homer City Generating Station.
Police anticipate increased traffic from curious onlookers traveling to Center Township and Homer City, so additional personnel have been assigned specifically to those areas, and will provide traffic control on Route 119 as needed. They ask motorists to follow the rules of the road, respect private property, and not block roadways.
As of now, they do not plant to close any public roads and are asking for the public’s cooperation.
INFORMATION FROM PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE:
* With Saturday’s planned event, we are in communication with Homer City Redevelopment, LLC and we know that safety is paramount.
* On Saturday morning, we anticipate increased vehicle traffic in the Center Township and Homer City areas due to an unknown number of visitors who are likely to travel to Indiana County or the Center Township/Homer City area to observe the event.
* As a result, our Troop A, Indiana Patrol Unit will have increased staffing, and additional troopers will be specifically assigned to the Center Township and Homer City areas. Our objective is to ensure safety on the public roadways surrounding the implosion site.
* Our troopers will be monitoring and patrolling area roadways to include State Route 119 and will provide traffic control and related duties as needed.
* Please – if you are traveling through or are visiting Indiana County on Saturday to observe this event – we ask that you follow the rules of the road, be respectful of private property, and do not block roadways. We need to keep the roadways open.
* As of this writing we do not intend to close any public roads and are simply asking for everyone’s cooperation.
