City Wants to Improve Snow Removal

Well, that’s great! The Times Dispatch posted an article this AM breaking down the snow removal problem and some steps by the city to help alleviate it. I have listed the short and long term steps: •Mobilize workers when there’s 2 inches of snow on the ground, rather than 3 inches. •Set a goal of clearing all […]

February 3, 2010; 7:36 AM • by West of the Boulevard News

Well, that’s great! The Times Dispatch posted an article this AM breaking down the snow removal problem and some steps by the city to help alleviate it. I have listed the short and long term steps:

•Mobilize workers when there’s 2 inches of snow on the ground, rather than 3 inches.

•Set a goal of clearing all main, non-neighborhood roads within 48 hours.

•Enlist additional private contractors, including ones hired for non-snow-clearing jobs.

•Immediately buy four highway plows, 12 tailgate spreaders and four reversible plows. Also, revise a pending order for 23 garbage trucks so they can be equipped for snow-clearing.

•Identify additional city employees who may be qualified to operate snow equipment.

•Stop buying sedans for inspectors and resume buying pickup trucks that can be deployed for snow duty.

•Designate snow-emergency routes, which could require cars to be removed from one side of certain roads to provide room for snow equipment. Marshall estimated the cost of the initiatives at about $200,000 and said money is available in this year’s budget from projects that finished with a surplus.

Do you think this will actually happen?