BLIZZARD / HEAVY SNOWS, January 22 – 24, 2016 CLEAN-UP ONGOING
Tuesday morning, January 26, 2016
***NO TRASH PICK UP TODAY
TO AVOID INTERFERENCE WITH HEAVY SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT, AND IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, PLEASE AVOID PARKING ON STREETS HEAVY EQUIPMENT CAN ARRIVE AT ANY TIME
TOWNHOME ROADWAYS
Valley Crest is making progress. Waterloo Station has been opened up and the contractor will continue to work diligently throughout the day to open up and partially clear the lots of heavy snow accumulation. We continue to monitor conditions and the Paddington Station/Mornington Crescent Terrace area are next up for the loaders. The HOA has put pressure on Valley Crest to bring in additional equipment to support this effort. Estimating another 24-36 hours to fully open the drive-lanes.
SINGLE FAMILY ROADWAYS
Blossom Drive, Victoria Station Drive, Regents Park Circle and related roadways, and Livingstone Station and related roadways are serviced by VDOT (the VA Department of Transportation). You can follow VDOT operations at http://vdotplows.org/VDOT
We are receiving calls indicating a level of frustration about the VDOT response times/response in general. Here is information from Loudoun Alert.
Loudoun County officials continue to work with our state and local partners to support snow removal operations. We recognize that many residents are frustrated with plowing operations in their neighborhoods and we ask for patience as crews continue to work to help get people moving again.
The significant amounts of snowfall have impacted crews’ ability to clear roads as quickly as Loudoun County residents have seen following snowfalls in the past. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has advised that crews continue 24-hour operations in area subdivisions. VDOT and its contractors, who number about 9,600, have about 48,000 miles of subdivision roads to clear in the Northern Virginia District. In many places, we should not expect to see bare pavement for many days due to the volume of snow that has to be removed.
County officials recognize that many residents are concerned about who is responsible for snow removal on their neighborhood streets. While Loudoun County Government has been doing all it can to support snow removal operations, the county does not plow snow on the vast majority of roads in our community. Here’s some information about who maintains/plows roads:
VDOT is responsible for snow removal on state-managed roads. These typically include major roadways, secondary roads and subdivision roads that are not managed privately by homeowners associations (HOAs) or private-contract, such as shopping center lots.
The Towns of Purcellville and Leesburg are responsible for plowing town-managed roads within their jurisdictions.
HOAs or property-owners typically manage snow removal in residential areas, such as around townhomes, condos, apartments, and on private property.
Developers are responsible for a small number of developments that are still under their purview because the roads have not yet been entered into the state system; in these cases, developers have responsibility for removing snow.
Loudoun County removes snow from a very small number of streets that are managed by the county government.
The difficulty of snow removal efforts during this historic snow event has been compounded by a number of other factors. For example, some snow removal equipment that is typically used by contractors on residential streets has proven inadequate for the volume of snow that has fallen. As a result, heavy equipment (that is typically used on major roadways and highways) must be brought in to get the job done, which has delayed the plowing of many residential streets.
VDOT crews are working non-stop to clear the 16,000 neighborhood streets in Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties. Check www.vdotplows.org for plow progress near your house. VDOT advises:
Motorists should avoid unnecessary travel as low overnight temperatures likely will result in icy pavement conditions.
If residents have a serious emergency (i.e. medical or fire), they should call 9-1-1 and VDOT will work in coordination with emergency responders to get them the help they need.
Crews are asked to be mindful of pushing large piles onto driveways, but in an extreme storm it is an unintended consequence of making roads passable.
Call VDOT’s Customer Service Center at I-800-367-7623 for more information, including plowing and treatment of roadways.
Loudoun County will continue to post regular updates at www.loudoun.gov and on social media.
Category:
Archived News
| Posted: 01.26.2016
コメント