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Show New plows will be a j welcome Christmas present for Park City ! anywhere from $40,000 to $60,000, he said. Although Reams Boulevard, Boule-vard, Park and Marsac Avenues are state roads, city plows usually get to them first, according to Loble. She said that when the belt route is completed, it will also be the responsibility responsi-bility of the state to plow it. However, like the other Park City streets which fall under "state" designation, the belt route will probably be plowed plow-ed by the municipality as well, she said, although no agreement has been reached on the new roadway. She said, however, that the state is willing to reimburse the municipality for the plowing of state roads by plowing some city roads. She said the Ridgeview development develop-ment is a good example of the cooperation between the two agencies. According to Boyd Fronk of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Interstate In-terstate 80 is the top priority for state snow plows in Summit County. He said that the state operates 14 pieces of snow removal equipment in the county. And although UDOT tries to run the plows it - A A I 1 by Christopher Smart The first snowstorms caught the city plows off guard, but the Public Works Department has settled into the routine of keeping the roadways clear, says City Manager Arlene Loble. Loble said that the city phones rang off the hooks during the holiday with complaints on snow removal. re-moval. She admitted that the city did have some problems with clearing the streets during the first onslaught of winter. She added, however, that by the second major storm the plowing crews, under the Public Works Department, had things well under control. con-trol. With new development in Park City, Loble said, there are one third again as many roads to plow as there were two years ago. Currently the city must plow 36 miles of roadway. She said that amount will continue to increase. Although some people argue snow removal is as good as it used to be, the city has invested over $200,000 in snow removal equipment in the last 3 years, Loble said. Public Works director Jerry Gibbs said the city expects two new snow plows by Christmas: One 2V4 ton and one IVa ton truck equipped with plows and sanding equipment. During the major storms, Gibbs said, the plowing crews have been working 12 hour shifts around the clock. Under that kind of schedule, he said, the older equipment is bound to break down. The new plows will offer some relief. The city streets have different priority levels as far as snow removal is concerned, Gibbs said. Bus routes have top priority. According to Gibbs it is essential that the bus routes, which are also the main thoroughfares, are kept open. "Through streets" have second priority followed follow-ed by dead ends and cul-de-sacs. Streets with no existing houses have the lowest priority on the plowing plow-ing list, he said. The city is looking to upgrade its snow-blowing capacity in the future, Gibbs said. Blowers can cost on' omer sireicnes 01 roau, the freeway alone keeps them busy. Fronk said that high winds and blowing snow make 1-80 a "very difficult situation" in Summit County. Since the state crews aren't large enough to be broken down into shifts, he said, the plow drivers may work as much as 16 hours in a stretch during heavy storms. |
