City Crews Have Big Job In Digging Out

Monday, February 07, 2011 03:30 PM

Windrow on 3rd Avenue in the downtown core

Prince George, B.C. - Snow removal efforts are full-steam ahead with a full complement of city staff and contracted services working to uncover city street's yesterday's snowstorm...

The City's Supervisor of Streets Operations, Mick Jone, says 32 pieces of equipment have been out today and a total of 46-48 pieces will be out tonight, continuing with the high priority number-one and -two routes, problem hills and bus routes.

In additions, the windrows that were piled in the city's downtown core last night, while the snowstorm railed on, will be picked up tonight.

Jones says crews will begin moving into the 'orange zone' residential neighbourhood tomorrow, one day ahead of scheduled garbage collection for the area. (Orange zone is shown in the map below)

Jones says the full staffing complement will be on for the next several days, to clean up after this latest round of winter.

map courtesy of City of PG

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Posted on Monday, February 07, 2011 03:30 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: opine on February 7 2011 4:34 PM

What ! No whining?

Posted by: verballabel on February 7 2011 5:10 PM

They're all to busy shoveling.. haha.. Just wait until after dinner.

Posted by: HarleyGuy72 on February 7 2011 9:38 PM

I find it interesting that main routes are supposed to be done first, them secondary and residential. Drive down 5th ave near spruceland , and it is not cleared , but alleys along 5th are.15th Ave is a nightmare if you have a small car . I find it amazing that the Lower Mainland can clear out heavy snow in less time than it takes us , and with less equipment per area.

Posted by: DPJ on February 8 2011 1:35 AM

cannot do main routes in daytime hours due to traffick. that is why residential routes sometimes seem to be done faster than the main routes.

Posted by: gus on February 8 2011 3:25 AM

"cannot do main routes in daytime hours due to traffick"

Sure they can. They actually do. Tabor and 1st were done during the day. Other cities do it. Highways does not wait till the night to do 97 and 16. The highways part of First Avenue was done this morning but the City did not do First to the west of Victoria.

Major parking lots were cleared by this morning. That is where some of the equipment is. There are priorities ... :-)

Posted by: Anastasia on February 8 2011 11:47 AM

bitch and complain bitch and complain!! that is all that some people know how to do!!

I have a small car and I have been able to get around just fine! time and patience is all that is needed!! and my 82yr old aunt has been able to get around just fine as well!!

come on people there has to be something better to bitch and complain about than a little snow!! and that it isn't being cleared as fast as YOU THINK it should be!!

Posted by: Vulgar Sage on February 8 2011 12:30 PM

How about you fat lazy doughnut eating folks with snow blowers refrain from blowing snow back onto the plowed street...

Your lucky enough to have your street plowed the next day and you blatantly blow it back onto the road dumn@$$e$

Posted by: Matt Porteous on February 8 2011 1:54 PM

"Major parking lots were cleared by this morning. That is where some of the equipment is. There are priorities"

Major Parking lots are done by private contractors, NOT THE CITY! The crews are doing an awesome job of clearing the snow especially with the massive dumps that we have seen this year.

"I find it amazing that the Lower Mainland can clear out heavy snow in less time than it takes us , and with less equipment per area."

The Lower Mainland has NEVER seen a foot of snow fall in one day, then a half foot fall another day, and then another foot fall a week and a half later. You are comparing Apples To Oranges. Do you ever watch the news when it snows in the Lower Mainland? It shuts down the city until it stops.

Posted by: opine on February 8 2011 4:26 PM

Now I feel better. Thanks for not letting me down.

Should be just about time for another Campbell headline to get you folks rolling again!