Sanitation Department salted the streets for no snow

[GH1187]

Originally Posted by martinjsxx

There has to be a middle ground between not salting when all computer models indicate snow such as in November to heavily salting when the latest forecasts say no snow which was the case early yesterday morning.

Computer models showed less than an inch for November also, including all the meteorologists. Everyone complained why the streets weren't pre salted now they complain why the department is taking the initiative to make sure it doesnt happen. Either way people complain.

[martinjsxx]

Originally Posted by GH1187

Computer models showed less than an inch for November also, including all the meteorologists. Everyone complained why the streets weren't pre salted now they complain why the department is taking the initiative to make sure it doesnt happen. Either way people complain.

This article is from the morning of the snow and it says 1-2 inches were expected before it changed to freezing rain and salt spreaders would be sent out AFTER two inches of snow. I would think salt spreaders would go out anytime freezing rain is expected, not after there are two inches of snow on the ground. An official lost his job so obviously the storm wasn't handled as it should have been.

New York City’s first snow of the season will hit this afternoon starting around noon, and while the snow itself won’t last too long, it’s expected to bring with it a hodge-podge wintry conditions. The city’s emergency management service has issued a travel advisory for Thursday and has advised New Yorkers to be aware of slippery conditions, particularly during the evening commute.

The city is expected to receive between one to two inches of snow, which will turn into freezing rain as the evening progresses. The rain is only expected to let off sometime Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service has also issued winter weather and coastal flood advisories, and expects that the Bronx will get the most amount of snow in the city.

To prepare for the storm, the city’s emergency management system is working with the city’s Department of Sanitation (DSNY), the latter of which is preparing 695 salt spreaders that will be deployed across all five boroughs if there are more than two inches of snow.

https://ny.curbed.com/2018/11/15/180...-november-2018

[BlakeJones]

Originally Posted by LGR_NYR

The overreaction is nothing more than de Blasio wanting to show the public that he is on top of things. The environmental and infrastructure impact of dumping that much salt on the roadways that will decay the blacktop and then getting washed away to the sewer system mostly undissolved only to eat away at the metal underground to which the effects will be long lasting that will be felt for some time.

Spot on! Bunch of incompetent A-Holes.

That incident in November was completely avoidable if the Port Authority had salt spreaders and plows parked on call at the GWB. When the bridge closed due to massive pileups it was all over for the entire New York City Metro region. COMPLETELY AVOIDABLE, now all these morons are tripping over each other to oversalt the roads for 0.00 snow and pay millions for zombie blows circling the streets with nothing to do for days

[GH1187]

Originally Posted by martinjsxx

This article is from the morning of the snow and it says 1-2 inches were expected before it changed to freezing rain and salt spreaders would be sent out AFTER two inches of snow. I would think salt spreaders would go out anytime freezing rain is expected, not after there are two inches of snow on the ground. An official lost his job so obviously the storm wasn't handled as it should have been.



https://ny.curbed.com/2018/11/15/180...-november-2018

That article is incorrect, plows get deployed after 2 inches of snow not spreaders. Spreaders go out right away.