Plow operators ask for patience
Posted Feb 2, 2011 04:54:00 PM.
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Despite getting less snow than expected, plows will not likely make an appearance on residential sidestreets until overnight or early tomorrow.
Crews have been on the road since 2 AM and the heavy snow and strong winds have impeded their progress somewhat. But another key factor is hours worked.
“The men have to have eight hours off before they can do the full plow tonight,” says Phil Hewitson, Director of Transportation for the City of Waterloo.
That means your street won’t be plowed by the time you’re heading home from work today and you’re also reminded not to park on the road.
To that end, the City of Kitchener has extended its snow event another 24 hours. The City declares a snow event every time we get more than 8 centimetres of snow. A snow event automatically triggers a ban on street parking so plows can clean up. This latest snow event was declared late yesterday morning.
“We generally don’t see a lot of parked cars that restrict us on the mains,” says Scott Berry, Director of Operations for the City of Kitchener. “When we get into the crescents and the cul de sacs we begin to see that problem. Hopefully people get a chance to clear their driveways out and put their vehicles in there before we need to go in.”
Berry also expects his crews to be able to clean up residential sidestreets by tomorrow.
