Welcome to week 9 of 20!….were almost half way there!!
As promised below is an update of our activity, progress and anticipated completion of the work related to fighting this storm.
The winter storm warning has ended. We anticipate the snow fall will end by 4:00pm this afternoon. Cleanup of the snow will continue through the night.
Snow accumulation amounts received from this storm vary by location due to the strong winds experienced early in the storm and the resultant blowing and drifting that has occurred. A good approximation puts the accumulation in the vicinity of 20cm. We anticipate the winds to die down this evening and for the sun to shine once again tomorrow. Temperatures however will remain on the cold side.The following is a summary of our current situation;
ROADS;
Roads crews are still working on the main arterials (Salt Routes) and collector roads, (Secondary Salt Routes). A city wide plow-out of residential streets will begin this afternoon at 5:00pm. Road crews will transition into the residential roads once the mains and arterials are complete to apply traction materials behind the contractor plows.
SIDEWALKS, CITY OWNED STEPS AND BUS STOPS, including DOWNTOWN
Sidewalk crews are currently out on the high pedestrian arterial, collector and bus routes. This task will be complete by 6;00pm. Residential sidewalk plowing will begin at that time. The residential sidewalk plowing activity will continue non-stop around the clock until completed sometime tomorrow morning.
The downtown sidewalks have been plowed and sanded throughout the day today and are reported in good condition.City wide storm cleanup will continue tomorrow with clearing and sanding of all pedestrian cross walks and PXO’s once sidewalk plowing activity is complete.
Bus stops will be cleared simultaneously with the sidewalk operation. All city owned steps have been shovelled and treated with materials and will be cleared again as required if additional accumulation or wind blown snow is realized.
FACILITIES;
All city owned facility parking lots, access roads and entrance ways are being worked on and progressing. Completion is expected by 7:00pm tonight. Final cleanup service to these areas will be provided tomorrow morning beginning at 3:00am when parking lots are vacant to allow ease of mobility.
Updates will be provided to you as conditions warrant or if current information changes.
If you require anything further, please contact me directly or contact our Administration staff at Operations.
As always, your patience, co-operation and understanding is very much appreciated. Staff