Beaver County neighbors flock to see stuck barges in river as Turnpike crews monitor situation

The second day of barges stuck on a dam in the Beaver River brought out many neighbors to see it for themselves.

“I had to come over to see what was going on over here today!” said Jeff Bailey of New Brighton.

Many expected crews to be actively working to remove the barges from the dam. Channel 11 told you on Thursday that the Pennsylvania Turnpike said the barges got loose because of high water at their construction site of a new bridge over the river about four miles upstream…

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