Huge Winter Storm all over the south (Atlanta, Roswell: contractors, subdivision)

[DTL3000]

Originally Posted by waronxmas

Well you see, they do have plows. And they have been out...just on the highways though. They got priority since they are not only important for transportation around the city, but because of all the freight moving up the east coast via trailers from port cities in florida and the gulf coast.

Main city streets would be the next priority.

Then neighborhood streets....the sun will come out eventually.

Secondly, when was the city "shut down" before? Are you talking about that ice storm a few weeks back? Aside from a really crappy commute how was the city shut down? I know I was at work the next morning.

Last February it snowed a pretty decent amount. Enough to shut MARTA down for at least a day, maybe two.

And I meant to say the state DOT should get the plows, not the city itself.

I may be wrong but wouldn't having more plows speed up the process?

[plessthanpointohfive]

OK, so here's an article where Reed discusses the city's response:

Atlanta weather | Mayor said city caught unawares by storm, ramping up street clearing efforts *| ajc.com

[PKCorey]

Originally Posted by DTL3000

I may be wrong but wouldn't having more plows speed up the process?

Semi.

If people had stayed off the road and allowed them to do their plan of one lane at a time, things would have been better but yes double or triple trucks would have helped the situation but it still wouldn't be enough trucks for the metro area and most of these trucks would seat idle most of the year so it would be a waste of money.

there is two inch thick ice on the sidewalks

That's not the city or state problem. That's the property owner behind it responsibility.

[sirrob]

Originally Posted by society619

So it is the people's fault all roads and streets are undriveable and there is two inch thick ice on the sidewalks and the state has been shutdown for the last three days??? Okay

I'm just saying quit complaining and bashing the gubmint so much, and try to HELP and provide solutions. They're doing the best they can, with the resources available to them. But I guess it's easier to just ***** and complain to the gubmint about everything, without trying to help your fellow man.

Oh well, carry on with the *****'n'moan fest.

[sirrob]

Originally Posted by plessthanpointohfive

OK, so here's an article where Reed discusses the city's response:

Atlanta weather | Mayor said city caught unawares by storm, ramping up street clearing efforts *| ajc.com

That headline doesn't make sense, and it's slightly misleading once you decipher it, but anyway, Thanks Mr. Mayor for doing your best. And thank God for no weather related deaths.

[PKCorey]

We need Snow Emergency Routes here to keep the idiots off the roads during storms so the DOT crews can work unimpeded.

[roxyrn]

We all had lots of advance notice about this storm and being new to Atlanta, I took it seriously that things might be a little tough. So, planned out a week's worth of menus, shopped accordingly and have enjoyed being able to kick back, shovel some snow and watch idiots driving around.

Interesting tidbit- NYC has 1,700 snowplows, ATL has 11 and Roswell 0. But, the difference is that we will be back in the 40-50s, this will melt and all will be well with the world.

[Zel Ya]

Originally Posted by darkone

This is the first time I actually wish I were still living in Upstate NY during the winter clearing off feet of snow. There were pieces of equipment known as plows up there that were attached to trucks circling around, dumping salt and sand, even before the first flakes fell. And roads were COMPLETELY cleared when the storm was tapering off. Are there only two or three plows total in the city of Atlanta? It seems that way .... A relatively small investment by the state (for the long-term) would go a long way toward preventing this type of shut-down for a little five inch snowfall with a little ice on top (and that is all this is). The intersection of Peachtree St. (Atlanta's signature thoroughfare) and 10th St is completely snow/slush covered which is inexcusable for people trying to go through, let alone make a turn. A mid-sized winter storm like this is bound to happen again in the next four years, and some investment in plows/trucks would go a long way toward preventing the week-long shutdown, countless accidents, lost wages, injuries etc. etc. And this extends to Hartsfield-Jackson Airport as well which is located in Atlanta (known for its ice storms), not Miami the last time I checked.

On the news today one DOT official alluded to the fact that at least some of the salt appears to be defective.

I guess plowing roads is not very productive because it's surface plowing. Plowing at a deeper level will remove the thick ice.

A lot of the interstate freeways here have above-ground lane markers. I really don't know what problems they may present for the plows. I hope the plows are not damaging the markers. If they are, that alone will be a big expense replacing them.

[RandyWatson13]

Got out, we have an AWD SUV and only felt slippage a couple of times. Some idiot in an Acura was riding my ass and trying to push me out of the way like a complete idiot.

Can't believe things are shut down for 3 days now

[plessthanpointohfive]

Originally Posted by sirrob

That headline doesn't make sense, and it's slightly misleading once you decipher it, but anyway, Thanks Mr. Mayor for doing your best. And thank God for no weather related deaths.

It's not even the same headline that's on AJC.com. And you're right...it totally misrepresents what Mayor Reed was saying...that they DID anticipate a lot of snow but they did the best they could with what they have.