Published June 02. 2019 08:11AM
Route 443 in Mahoning Township was closed Saturday night as fire crews worked to remove nails from the roadway.
The incident began shortly after 9 p.m. when it was reported traffic had stopped along the highway at the intersection with Springhouse road. It appears a bucket or barrel of nails was dropped on the road. Mahoning Valley firefighters were using brooms and leaf blowers in an attempt to remove the nails.
The incident occurred during a hard downpour.
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