"Overworked and over budget", City struggles to maintain roads

[traxx]

Glad we didn't pour salt out in anticipation of the big storm which turned out to be an even bigger bust. If they're already over budget, that would've really sucked to pour out more salt that wasn't needed eventhough each station was giving it a 100% chance of snow and lots of it.

[jbrown84]

Ah, yes, a catch-22.

[venture]

This previous weekend's storm was as close as it can get. The air in the mid levels was about 0.5 degrees C too warm. If it had cooled enough, you would be moving about a foot of snow.

As far as throw salt out...last I checked, at least here in Norman, we still had icing conditions. Overpasses and bridges were still iced up pretty well. If anything, if the surface temp was a couple degree colder...the ice storms of recent past would have been jokes.

[traxx]

I was out and about Friday night, Saturday and Sunday and didn't really notice much icey conditions in the metro.

[venture]

Well that is good news that you didn't run into any in your part of the metro area...last I checked, Norman is still considered part of it.

It was a close call, we were lucky. Ah well. Bring on spring is all I can say...ready to get some chasing in.

[Julesc2001]

I cant believe what the ice did to the roads... every 5 feet on NW 63rd between May & Penn you are dodging HUGE pot holes... could damage the tires on a lot of cars. Today and yesterday they have been patching up all the holes but if a road crumbles that easily... maybe it is time to replace the road, seriously.

[Martin]

yep... nw 63rd in that area was pretty bad before the storm, imo. -M

[traxx]

[QUOTE=venture79;82608]Well that is good news that you didn't run into any in your part of the metro area...last I checked, Norman is still considered part of it. /QUOTE]

Yeah, sorry I didn't make that clear. That's what I meant, Norman was one of the parts of the metro that I was in. I thought it in my head but just didn't type. I guess I'm expecting you guys to be mind readers.