If you like winter, last week’s off-and-on snowfall which impacted the regional area was probably something you’ve been looking forward to for a long time. For those who make a living maintaining streets and roadways after each measurable snowfall, our recent weather pattern gave many of those individuals the opportunity to get out at various times during the past week, as well. Outside of this past week, though, area maintenance crews have not been called into service that often to remove snow and ice from area roadways. Kerwin Schultz serves as the county Highway Superintendent for Grant County…
As you can imagine, local roadside maintenance crews were kept somewhat busy this past weekend as
Kerwin explains…
Kerwin goes on to further explain how the county’s roadside maintenance duties compare with an individual city’s responsibilities…
From an overall cost perspective, the less salt and sand you have to use in maintaining the county’s road system the better off you are as Kerwin explains…
What actually lies ahead for the remainder of this year’s winter season remains to be seen. So far, though, roadside maintenance crews have not been called upon very often, which may be a good thing when to comes to more accurately balancing the budget and planning for the year ahead.
