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spin-outs and accidents while driving a plow for VDOT.
In Rapppahannock County, snow-plow operator David Clanagan says a big problem is vehicles parked along the road.
“If drivers would just park their vehicles in driveways or somewhere off the road it would save us time and let us plow more road surface,” he says.
Clanagan, works out of the Washington area headquarters. He plows Route 522 up to Chester Gap and roads in the Chester Gap community.
Maintenance superintendent Jamie Glass says the best the public can do when snow hits is - “stay home... That would help us a whole lot. That would take care of a whole lot of problems.” he said.
Interstate, arterial primary and extremely high-traffic volume secondary roads top the snow and ice control priority list. In the Culpeper district this priority cateogy includes 1-64 and 1-66, Route 29, 15, 17,211 and 522.
Medium-service primaries such as Route 231 and high-volume secondary roads make up the second priority tier. This tier requires removal of ice or snow, or making applications of abrasives “to make travel with chains unnecessary as soon as possible, and within 24 hours after the storm ends.”
The third level includes low-service primary roads, remaining highservice secondary routes and subdivision streets. These roads “should be plowed as soon as possible and withing 24 hours after the storm ends.”
A fourth and final priority status is given all other routes. These roads “should be made passable with the use of chains as soon as possible, and within 48 hours after the storm ends.”
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