{"id":2454478,"date":"2020-02-12T19:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T02:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/glenwood-workers-still-stacking-snow\/"},"modified":"2020-02-12T19:36:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T02:36:00","slug":"glenwood-workers-still-stacking-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/glenwood-workers-still-stacking-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood workers still stacking snow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crews drop off a loud of snow at the old rodeo grounds south of Glenwood near the Glenwood Springs Airport on Tuesday afternoon.<\/strong>
Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

It\u2019s been an all-hands-on-deck snow season for Glenwood Springs\u2019 public works department.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re on par with about what we were last year \u2026 but it was spaced out a little bit more,\u201d said Matthew Langhorst, Glenwood Springs public works director. \u201cWe\u2019ve kind of had these storms piling up on each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mother Nature piled well over a foot of snow Thursday and Friday on Glenwood Springs, which led to several closures and cancellations.<\/p>\n

For the city\u2019s snow-removal crews, though, it was once again time to plow.<\/p>\n

According to Langhorst, during the 2018-19 winter months, crews plowed for 1,789 hours, which equates to 224 workdays.<\/p>\n

This winter crews have already surpassed 1,009 hours of plow time or 126 workdays.<\/p>\n

Langhorst pointed out how those \u201cplow hours\u201d don\u2019t account for ice scraping along curbs and inlets, clearing parking lots or snow hauling and stacking, either.<\/p>\n

According to Langhorst, if a winter storm is projected to dump more than 3 to 4 inches of snow, the city calls in local contractor Gould Construction for its snow-blowing machinery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe snow blower can basically fill up a truck in about 60 seconds,\u201d Langhorst said. \u201cWhere it would take us like six minutes, and a lot of backing and forwarding and traffic control to fill a truck with a loader.\u201d<\/p>\n

Historically, crews have hauled snow to a city-owned property below Glenwood Springs High School.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year we filled it up a week ago,\u201d Langhorst said. \u201cThe reason for that is (that) it\u2019s not melting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Subsequently, the city is using the old rodeo grounds adjacent to the Glenwood Springs airport and the old wastewater plant on Seventh Street for snow stacking, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it is full,\u201d Langhorst said of the former wastewater plant site. \u201cWe filled it up in 2\u00bd days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Langhorst said the city had been hauling snow, almost nonstop, since last week\u2019s storms but said all major hauling would be finished by the end of the day Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the city does have $110,000 in the 2020 budget for equipment rental and snow removal services.<\/p>\n

Glenwood Springs Chief of Police Joseph Deras said last week\u2019s storms led to quite a few traffic-related issues as a result of spinouts and drivers losing control of their vehicles.<\/p>\n

Deras, though, was unaware of any serious accidents in Glenwood Springs last week that transpired due to the adverse driving conditions.<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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