With major roadways plowed, Anchorage street maintenance crews on Friday turned to clearing residential streets, and crews have begun hauling snow from downtown Anchorage.
on Friday afternoon, although driving was considered difficult in some areas of South Anchorage, including a portion of the Seward Highway.Municipal crews cleared main roads on Thursday and began plowing some residential streets, according to an
. They hauled snow from downtown Anchorage overnight, with help from 30 contractor trucks, the update said.Crews will haul snow and widen arterial streets, like Lake Otis Parkway, after hauling efforts are completed downtown, according to the mayor’s office. Collector streets will be the next priority.
During the day on Friday, crews were using single graders to plow residential streets. Using one machine, instead of two, allows the department to clear more areas but makes the job messier — sometimes leaving large berms of snow that can block driveways. The Parks and Recreation Department provided five pickup trucks equipped with plows to help clear berms in driveways, the mayor’s office said. At least five additional contract graders were helping with the plowing.
At least six residential sectors had been completed out of 61 by Thursday afternoon, according to theTire tracks and deep ruts are visible along D Street in downtown Anchorage on Thursday. break Anchorage’s old annual precipitation recordThe only other 11-day period with higher amounts of snow came in 1996, when 44.6 inches of snow was reported, according to the National Weather Service.
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