County revises snow routes
By John Estus
Staff Writer
A new snow route system went into effect last night as Oklahoma County officials acknowledged that the past week's snow and ice storm exposed flaws in plowing roads countywide.
Drivers often found one city's plowed snow routes didn't connect to other cities routes, leaving motorists stuck on dangerous roads that hadn't been plowed. There was a lack of cooperation between the county and its major cities, officials said.
As a result, the Board of County Commissioners called an emergency meeting Thursday and worked with emergency management officials from Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Choctaw and other cities to develop what they're calling "super snow routes.”
In anticipation of another blast of snow this weekend, selected major arterial roads running north-south and east-west will no longer go unplowed as county highway district crews will work together with crews from cities to provide better service.
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