* Massachusetts - Boston turns to snow farms, melting trucks in desperate effort to unclog City streets
-- Over the past 30 days, the city of Boston has been pummeled by multiple storms that have dumped more than 70 inches of snow on the city, breaking the previous 30-day record total of 58.8 inches set in 1978... While clearing the roads and walkways is one challenge, disposing of the large piles of snow scattered around an already congested city is another, especially with a fourth snowstorm forecast to move into New England later this week... The city has received an unprecedented amount of snow, according to Mayor Marty Walsh, and they've had to use industrial snow melters, on loan from Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Port Authority, to melt snow as all five snow farms approached capacity at various points... (Photo by Eric Fisher: The Boston snow farm in the Seaport) - Boston,MASS,USA -AccuWeather, by Kevin Byrne -February 12, 2015
* New York - Buffalo begins trucking out snow
-- Buffalo Public Works Commissioner Steve Stepniak says he knows private plowing contractors and area residents are having a hard time. He says dump trucks began hauling snow away from Buffalo snow-covered neighborhoods during the weekend... Rocco Guadagna, whose Vision Snowplowing company has seven trucks and a salter explained it’s not just frustrating for city workers... “Every time you do get ahead, it snows again, and you’re back to square one,” he said... The snow has been relentless in the Buffalo area with no thaw since the New Year... Guadagna, who services residential and commercial clients, says the stacked mountains of snow are beginning to spill over into adjoining properties... The problem is compounded when municipal plows make their runs and throw street snow back onto driveways and sidewalks... Buffalo, N.Y.,USA -News 4/WIVB, by Rich Newberg -February 9, 2015
* Ohio - ODOT urges drivers to give snow plows and salt trucks space
-- If you're making your way through the snowy interstates and highways, Ohio transportation officials are advising "don't crowd the plow"... Last year, the Ohio Department of Transportation reported 140 crashes between their snow plows and motorists... So far this year, there’s been 54 crashes at last count. ODOT spokeswoman, Melissa Ayers, would like that figure to stay put... ODOT advises driving at least 100 feet behind a snow plow truck. The trucks have green and yellow strobelights to make them stand out better in stormy conditions... The 2013-2014 winter saw ODOT’s 1,600 vehicles logging more than 15 million miles across the state, spreading more than a million tons of salt... (Photo from Viking-Cives Midwest Inc. - Lanes on the Ohio Turnpike next winter will be cleared by TowPlows, a second snowplow that swings out from a truck, allowing two lanes to be plowed by one truck) -
Columbus,OH,USA -Plain Dealer/Idea Stream, by Brian Bull -February 9, 2015Labels: solutions, winter weather
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