[RP TownTalk] Response to Route 1 plowing

[Dannielle Glaros]

Friends,

Below is a response that Councilman Olson received in reference to  
concerns with the plowing of Route 1.  Please do not hesitate to call  
his office at 301-952-3060, if you have concerns or require assistance.

Take care,
Dannielle

Dannielle Glaros
dmglaros at gmail.com



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>
>
> Good Afternoon Mr. Olson,
>
> Thank you for your email reporting the condition of US 1 in Prince
> George's County after the recent massive winter storm the region
> experience this past weekend and continuing today.  Mr. Brian  
> Young, the
> District Engineer of Montgomery and Prince George's counties, received
> your email and asked me to respond.  We appreciate the opportunity to
> respond to your concerns.
>
> It is my understanding that due to the plummeting surface temperatures
> at the beginning of the storm, the salt applied did not work as
> expected.  This along with snow falling at blizzard rates and motorist
> on the roads impeding our plows from making passes, a thick snow pack
> developed that our plows could not handle.  Once the storm is over we
> will make arrangements to resume snow removal operations on US 1.   
> Some
> routes will require loaders, graders and back-hoes to have the snow
> removed by dump trucks.  Unfortunately, this will take some time to
> accomplish as we have this situation on numerous routes across the
> metropolitan area.
>
> We can only ask for our customers continued patience as we address all
> of our roadways, interstates, primary and secondary, from a storm that
> produced historic snow accumulations.
>
> Thank you,
> Mark Shaffer
> State Highway Administration
> District 3 Maintenance
> Operations

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olson, Eric [mailto:EOlson at co.pg.md.us]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:47 AM
> To: Brian Young; Claudine Myers; Darrell Mobley; Felecia Murphy
> Subject: Route 1 plowing
>
> As with the County and the rest of the region, I know the state is
> working hard to plow our roads. I wanted to let you know that Route 1
> from College Park south needs attention. This was before today's snow,
> there were large ice mounds throughout the road.
>
> Thank you,
> Eric
>
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