By SALINA POST
The City of Salina has provided an update concerning snow removal and street treating.
According to information on the City of Salina Facebook page, crews began plowing residential streets late this morning after working multiple hours on the city's arterial and collector streets.
In preparation for the overnight storm, city crews began pretreating Salina streets with road salt and magnesium chloride (MgCl2) at noon on Wednesday, according to a news release from the city.
Then, at midnight, crews began plowing with eight plow trucks and two motor graders.
"The following screenshot represents the subsequent six-hour period for City plow trucks clearing arterial and collector streets throughout Salina. Plow trucks also spread addition road salt with the MgCl2 brine," the news release noted.
The night crew is scheduled to follow up with additional route maintenance on plowed streets and to clear city parking lots, the city noted. Once street clearing operations conclude, crews will begin picking up snow windrows downtown, if necessary, according to the news release.
"The public is asked to continue allowing ample space when approaching snow removal equipment from behind, as the equipment will be distributing salt, which may cause limited visibility as snow is being removed from the roadway. Driving too closely to snow removal equipment could also present additional challenges and safety concerns for operators and other motorists," the city noted.