Butler County Engineer
Greg Wilkens reports that conditions on the County and Township
roads have greatly improved following the season's first major
winter storm. With temperatures now above freezing, exposed roadway
surfaces are generally wet with some slushy areas, though a few
frozen patches may remain. Motorists should continue to utilize
caution.
At the height of yesterday's
snowfall, BCEO crews were in a plow-only mode, according to Wilkens.
The cold, dry snow and gusty winds produced considerable drifting,
especially along north-south roads. As the heavy snow changed
to sleet and freezing rain last night, a glaze of ice over the
snow reduced the drifting problems but caused additional icing
hazards. Snowfall amounts averaged about six inches throughout
most of the County.
BCEO snow and ice control
crews were dispatched at 12:00 noon Sunday and have been plowing
and salting continuously. County roads were pre-treated with
500 gallons of salt brine late last week in anticipation of the
weekend storm, and by 9:00 this morning crews had spread 435
tons of salt and 875 gallons of calcium. Thirteen plows are currently
in operation and will continue to salt and plow throughout the
afternoon as necessary.
Snow
and Ice Control page.
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For more information contact:
- Chris
Petrocy, BCEO Public
Information Supervisor
- Greg
Wilkens, P.E., P.S.,
Butler County Engineer
Phone 513.867.5744 • Fax 513.867.5849
