Lighter snow gives Kansas crews a jump on clearing roads
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Overland Park snow crews started plowing neighborhood streets Wednesday afternoon.
“We are a little bit ahead of schedule just because we got a little bit less snow than we expected, and it’s a little more powdery than we thought it might be,” said Meg Ralph, Director of strategic communications for the Overland Park City Manager’s Office.
“So, we were able to move a lot of it pretty quickly on the main streets.”
Overland Park crews were about 12 hours ahead of when they were expected to start on neighborhood streets.
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“Crews came in last night around midnight. They kind of got the lay of the land, and then when the snow started to accumulate, they treated some streets and plowed all of our thoroughfares and collectors,” Ralph explained.
It could take 24-48 hours to finish plowing all neighborhood streets in Overland Park.
“If you can try not to park on streets, if you can move it up onto a parking lot or a driveway, that’s really helpful. It lets us get through the street faster, especially in those neighborhoods where sometimes it takes a little bit longer to get through windy cul de sac streets,” Ralph said.
To help speed up the process, you can also remove basketball goals, trash cans, and other objects from driveway entrances and curbs.
“They’ve done a good job. They were out here just a couple of hours after I woke up, so I think if I needed to get somewhere, I could without too many problems,” said Ian Cunningham, who lives in Overland Park.
Kansas Department of Transportation crews started pre-treating roads on Monday and had crews on standby overnight for when snow started falling.
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“They’ve gotten the roads pretty clear; there’s still some snowpack. We’re expecting to have a fairly sunny day tomorrow, which means there will be snow melting. Some of the snow that has been cleared might be turning into slush or possibly refreezing. So we ask that motorists continue to drive for the conditions,” said Delaney Tholen, KDOT’s KC Metro Public Information Officer.
As crews continue plowing operations, KDOT reminds drivers not to pass snow plows. Instead, slow down.
The Kansas Highway Patrol towed abandoned cars on shoulders ahead of the winter storm. If you own one of those vehicles and need to get it back, call KHP at *47.
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