CENTRAL OHIO -- Road crews were working to slowly but surely gain control over the snow-, ice- and slush- covered roads Thursday.
NBC 4's Matt Alvarez reported with the FAST FACTS on the city and state's clean-up plan.
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Columbus' road conditions continued to be relatively poor Thursday afternoon.
Columbus police stopped traffic on busy Bethel Road during Thursday morning's rush hour as drivers tried to make it up and down hills packed with more than three inches of snow and ice. The road was reopened before noon.
The city of Columbus has 67 snow crews out tackling the roads Thursday.
They were scheduled to be:
- Plowing and spreading salt-sand mixture on primary roads, bridges, ramps and overpasses.
- Plowing only on secondary streets.
- Starting to plow only in neighborhoods with narrow streets and on-street parking. The city was using tractors and 1-ton pickup trucks, which are too small to use on primary and secondary streets. This is a limited residential operation.
Crews did not plan to work on the city's side streets until 1 p.m. Friday.
Alvarez said protocol is to work on those main arteries until 48 hours after the storm.
The city also reminded residents that it's their responsibility to clean snow-covered sidewalks.
ODOT had 94 plows out cleaning up Central Ohio roads in Delaware, Fayette, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Marion, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway and Union counties.
ODOT also planned for more tandem plowing Thursday. ODOT warned drivers to stay back, and don't crowd the plow.
POWER OUTAGES
AEP was reporting 92,001 customers without power at 1:40 p.m. Thursday. South Central Power was reporting 13,338 customers without power.
AEP expected power to be rapidly restored to customers in the Columbus metro area, but reminded customers that some repairs to the customers’ premises cannot be performed by AEP employees.
If the storm has damaged your wiring or equipment, AEP said you should contact a qualified electrician to ensure that your home can accept AEP Ohio's service when crews arrive to make repairs.
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