Public Service Announcement

HRM Winter Works Crews Continue to Clean Up After

Ground Hog Day Storm

(Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011) As of 6:30 AM, the P1 HRM roads are plowed, but remain snow covered due to flurry activity since approximately 4 am this morning. Winter Works crews will continue to improve driving conditions during the day, subject to blowing snow and persistent flurries.

Some 85 percent of HRM's P2 streets have had a cut-through pass, and the remaining will be done within next five hours. Push back and clean up on the P2 streets will continue through today and this evening.

Sidewalk operations are underway, but due to the volumes of snow it is anticipated that the 12-hour service standard on P1 sidewalks will not be met in all cases.

Bus stop clearing operations will begin tonight and it is expected it will take 60 hours to complete.

Winter Works will provide another update on its progress at 3 pm this afternoon. The update will be posted at www.halifax.ca/snow/.

A reminder to HRM residents whose waste collection services were cancelled today to place materials curbside by 7 am on the alternate collection day - this Saturday, February 5.

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Contact:

Gordon Hayward
HRM Winter Works Superintendent
490-4956
haywarg@halifax.ca

Shaune MacKinlay
HRM Communications
490.6531
233-6838
mackins@halifax.ca