How Roads Are Clear, Snow Covered At The Same Time
NBC 4’s Tanya Hutchins
Morning drivers had to deal with snow-covered conditions along Morse Road between I-270 and Indianola Avenue.
COLUMBUS—Central Ohioans who had to venture to work Thursday may have driven on clear pavement, then snow covered roads and then clear roads again—all while traveling the same road. So why are some portions of the roads clear while others look like they’ve barely been touched?
Morse Road was the tale of the three road conditions Thursday—the good, bad and very bad.
Between High Street and Indianola, the condition of Morse Road was nearly perfect—clear and safe. Between Hamilton Road and Interstate 270, it was less than perfect. And between Interstate 270 and Interstate 71, Morse Road was full of snow and difficult to maneuver.
At the intersection of Morse and Hamilton roads, there was evidence of plowing and salt, but further west just past I-270, conditions changed drastically.
Much of the roadway was still snow covered at 11 a.m.
Michael Mclurg had to drive through the messy areas to put up signs at Morse and Stelzer roads, where four plows were still working after the morning rush hour.
“I saw the trucks go by, so it’s getting better, but it was real bad this morning,“ he said.
Inbound traffic Thursday morning near Trindel Way was much of the same.
Assistant Public Service Director Mary Carran Webster said that until all roads are clear, surface levels vary because roads are part of different routes.
Morse Road is part of nine different routes, with nine different drivers and is just one of 99 primary roads the city focused on treating and clearing Thursday.
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Reader Reactions
baffled, Hi and welcome to sunny central Ohio! It’s about 0615 and we are now at Snow Emergency 1. Salt is relatively cheap, plow blades and all the mechanicals they require much less so. That being the case the City’s philosophy seems to be “salt a lot, plow a little”.
I am new to Ohio and don’t understand some things about the “level 1,2,3” thing. Why are we still under “level 2” 48 hours after it quit snowing? If the city of columbus wants people to go to work and pay the “city” tax, then it should plow the roads. I was out on sawmill,hayden rd. and bethel last night and it looked like there had been alot of salt used but no blade. Are we just waiting for it to melt? It is handled much differently in the north.
I don’t have all the facts about how the grid looks for scheduling the cleaning of Morse Rd. There must have been some reason why Morse Rd. was divided into 9 regions, but it sure sounds more economical and efficient if Morse Rd. would be plowed straight out and back. Perhaps this would be a way to save the city some money and keep another person from being let go from their job.
So, instead of gang-plowing Morse Rd out to the county line, turning around and gang-plowing back into town 9 drivers on 9 different routes each have a section to clear at some point in their day? Just plain asinine! No wonder nothing gets done in this town!
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