With this being the first big snowfall of the season city officials believe snow removal on city streets went fairly well.
There are 150 miles of streets that the city public works department oversees in keeping clear of snow and ice. They have 8 seasoned drivers in plows and 8 trainees riding along. The city is divided into sections with main roads as a priority. These are the first to be to cleared to make sure emergency vehicles can get through.
Deputy Director of Public Works Warner Roach says, “Yeah, we have 5 sections, it’s A to E. Basically we have designated drivers to go in each section. So, we’ll continue through 24/7 throughout the day or night. Whatever it is until we get everything cleaned up.”
In an event of more than 4 inches of snow, the city will implement the “odd and even” days for parking in neighborhoods that have made plowing on side streets much more productive.
