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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
Well it's too late now, it's past the point of no return. I think it's going to keep happening in Calgary unless major changes take places, such as adding millions to the snow budget, but that isn't realistic. In order to keep these ruts off the roads, the plows need to hit the show within a couple of days. And then the graders need to hit the other roads at some point as well.
I work for roadways here in Edmonton, and I am not criticizing Calgary, because there is simply nothing that can be done right now. One glaring thing I did notice though, is that off of major roads, but where buses still travel, is complete ice rinks. It is almost as if the city of Calgary doesn't even make an attempt to sand bus routes.
I haven't spent a lot of time in Calgary, but does this happen every year, or is this a complete change of pace?
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I find the major problems with Calgary is that the snow removal doesn't start until AFTER the storm is over. This results in snow being packed down by drivers that have to go to work in the morning and the snow turning into an icefield with no hope of being removed until a Chinook hits.
What should happen is that before a storm hits, the roads should be heavily salted, and the plows should be on standby to start as soon as the first flake hits. This should reduce cost because less cleanup is required in the following days, and something could actually be done about the roads before it's too late. This is how it's done in every major city in the Maritimes, and their roads are excellent. The roads are better in New Brunswick during a major snowstorm than they are 3 days after a 10 cm light snow in Calgary.
So in a nutshell, Calgary's current snow removal policy is let if fall and a chinook will take care of it.