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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