[RP TownTalk] Response to Route 1 plowing

[Sarah Wayland]

I just wanted to report that we drove to Franklin's for dinner last
night, and Route 1, while narrower than usual, was clear to the
pavement. Yay Eric Olson, and yay State Highways!

-Sarah


On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Dannielle Glaros <dmglaros at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
> 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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-- 
Sarah Wayland
sarah.wayland at gmail.com