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Nov 20

DAILY REPORT

Posted on November 20, 2024 at 9:15 PM by Jennifer Kleen

Okey dokey. So it's winter now. 
TODAY: 
Street Department: Working around the clock:
  • 7 motor graders, down 1 due to manpower
  • 2 will be operating without snow gates, but each will be working in a team with a blade that does have a snow gate 
  • 4 sanding vehicles will be out in the 4 quadrants of the City - 1 additional standby vehicle is available in the event of maintenance requirements
Storm Sewer Department: 
  • Front end loaders will be used for downtown alleyways and drifting areas in northwest Minot.
  • Skid-steers will begin moving snow on larger walking paths (City owned)
  • Mini-loaders will be sued for smaller walking paths (City owned)
Snow Plan 73
REPORTS FROM THE ROAD (night/morning):
Street Department: Priority 1 was completed overnight, drifting will likely require a revisit of those routes during the day. 
  • 8 blades were in use overnight - 1 snow gate was broken
  • 5 sanders were in use until midnight - 1 sander removed for manpower
Police Department: A lot of sliding on the ice layer under the snow, not a lot of vehicles stuck in snow.
Fire Department: Slippery is the best description, some reports of trouble in the area of northwest Minot.
Minot City Transit: Drifting patterns seem to be different from what is normally predictable and it seems to change fast. 


PROCLAMATION:
A snow removal emergency proclamation was declared at 10 a.m. Wednesday and will be in place for 24-hours. This means no parking on Snow Routes which are listed as Priority 1 and Priority 2 for snow removal. Those details can be found in the Snow & Ice Control Plan here: https://minotnd.gov/639/Snow-Management


CLOSURES:
  • Minot Municipal Court is closing Wednesday at noon.
  • Minot City Transit will not run bus routes on Wednesday.
  • Minot Public Library is closed Wednesday.

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