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With that lake effect snowstorm on the horizon, those with Jamestown's Department of Public Works are getting ready to tackle whatever comes their way
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Bronson Rasmussen hears from local road crews as they prepare for this winter blast
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Senior civil engineer Mark Schlemmer tells us no matter what hits our area, he and his team will be ready
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Well, we're ready for anything. It's that time of year. So we finish leaf pick up right before Thanksgiving
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we've got all the equipment plows are on, salt trucks are ready to go, so we're ready
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With 12 different routes around the city and no down equipment, snow removal efforts will begin as soon as the first flakes fall
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Salt trucks are going to be out pretty much instantaneously as soon as the event starts
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And then depending on the quantity we get, it'll determine whether the actual plows go out
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But typically, you know, once you start to see two, three inches, four inches on the ground, then the plows will be out
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While road crews are ready to tackle the snow, parked cars present a problem
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The one thing we do always ask, because it kind of gets forgotten as the year goes on
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is the alternate parking is very critical in our plowing and cleanup operation
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That 10 a.m. switchover is the key, and we ask everybody to try to switch those cars over around that 10 a.m. time as closely as possible
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Bronson Rastison, WNY News Now
