Bridgeville.org

News from Bridgeville, PA

Menu
  • Services
    • Borough Administration
    • Building & Zoning Permits
    • Animal Control
    • Fire Department
    • EMS
    • Library
    • Parking
    • Parks & Rec
      • Park and Field Rentals
      • Beadling Soccer Club
      • Bridgeville Athletic Association
      • CV Junior Colts Football
      • CV Soccer Association
    • Police Department
    • Public Works
    • School District
    • Tax Office
    • Trash and Recycling
  • Business
    • Chamber of Commerce
    • Building & Zoning Permits
    • Tenant Registration Form
  • Places of Worship
    • Beloved Tribe
    • Bethany Presbyterian Church
    • Bridgeville United Methodist Church
    • Calvary Full Gospel Church
    • First Baptist Church of Bridgeville
    • Holy Child Catholic Parish and School
    • New Life Fellowship
    • Old Saint Luke’s Church
    • St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
    • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
    • Temple Emanuel
    • Vineyard Christian Fellowship of SW Pittsburgh
    • Zion Lutheran Church
  • Government
    • Council Meetings – Videos & Minutes
    • Other Local Meetings
    • Borough Code
    • Open Records & Right-to-Know
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Main / Tense Traffic Talk Ends With Ultimatum For Borough Council

Tense Traffic Talk Ends With Ultimatum For Borough Council

February 20, 2018 By Tim McNellie

A resident’s comments about traffic congestion created some tension at last week’s Bridgeville Borough Council meeting. The awkwardness was punctuated with an ultimatum delivered to council.

Council president Michael Tolmer seemed exasperated when Bob Fryer—a resident, former council candidate, and traffic engineering enthusiast—criticized the borough’s response to congested roadways, then began tracing the origins of the problem.

Tolmer interrupted Fryer, saying “Bob, Is there any new information that you’re going to give us?”

Undeterred, Fryer continued his presentation. Pointing to the customized, color-coded maps that have become a staple of his public meeting appearances, Fryer began explaining how driving habits in surrounding communities have shifted over the years.

Tolmer quickly cut him off again: “We don’t need a history lesson, Bob. We’ve heard this. We’ve heard all of this.”

It was then that Fryer delivered his ultimatum:

“I’m going to wait 60 days,” he said, “to see if you guys take any definitive action to approach PennDOT and the county to solve the problem once and for all.”

“Okay and 60 days?” Tolmer said. “What’s the catch?”

“I’ll let you know in 60 days,” Fryer said.

Last summer, council implemented a time limit on public comment. Although it is rarely enforced, the measure may have been aimed at shortening Fryer’s monthly traffic analyses.

Bridgeville-area traffic remains wildly unpopular among virtually everybody in Western Pennsylvania:

Hell is sitting in Bridgeville traffic and nobody will ever convince me otherwise

— skiian (@skiiaann) January 11, 2018

I've never drove anywhere that has worse traffic than Bridgeville at rush hour

— Nathan (@__NathanMiller) January 3, 2018

The best thing that happened to day was that my dad drove through Bridgeville rush hour traffic just to get me popsicles and I feel so #blessed

— Noah Kilgus (@MrRubik234) February 13, 2018

You can watch the entire Fryer-Tolmer exchange meeting here, starting at the 6-minute mark:

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print

Filed Under: Main, News Tagged With: traffic


bridgeville public meetings: videos and minutes

Upcoming Events

  • There are no upcoming events.

Upcoming Meetings

Feb 13
7:00 PM Recurring

BV Borough Council

Feb 20
7:30 PM Recurring

Bridgeville Parking Authority Meeting

Feb 20
7:30 PM Recurring

BV Parking Authority Meeting

Feb 21
7:00 PM Recurring

Library Board Meeting

Feb 27
7:00 PM Recurring

Planning Commission Meeting

Feb 27
7:00 PM Recurring

BV Planning Commission Meeting

View Calendar
watch bridgeville historical society presentations online

Creative Commons License
Except where otherwise noted, content on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.