'I'm sweating profusely' - Working outside during a heatwave
Stormtracker 16 Meteorologist Ally Gallo spoke with workers who don't have the air-conditioned option when it comes to their workplace.
Author: Alexandra Gallo
Updated: 4:40 PM EDT June 29, 2021
DICKSON CITY, Pa. — It's certainly construction season all over northeastern Pennsylvania. On Main Street in Dickson City, the crew from Kuharchik Construction is replacing and improving traffic signals at the intersections. They know folks are anxious to have this project be complete, so the work must go on, even during a heatwave.
"I try to plan things where we do more strenuous things in the morning and lighten up in the afternoon just to get through it," said foreman Matthew Granteed. "You kind of get used to it a little bit."