WGRZ shines a light on interstate communication and coordination problems that affected traffic conditions around the Pennsylvania-New York border last weekend following a crash and a highway closure that coincided with a severe snowstorm. PennDOT and the New York Thruway Authority made traffic management decisions that had a spillover effect on secondary roads and the county agencies responsible for their maintenance. Both the sheriff and the county executive of Chautauqua County, New York, are suggesting that the state agencies prepare an after-action report and examine their procedures for managing similar winter storm emergencies.
