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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />December 6, 2013 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Eric Johnson, Surface Maintenance Manager, 541-682-4800 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene Public Works Working Around the Clock to Remove Snow <br />Eleven active crews from Eugene Public Works are currently operating plows and sanders <br />and managing other aspects of the ice-snow emergency in Eugene. A second shift is scheduled to <br />begin at 6 p.m. today and work through the night, and plans are currently under way to evaluate <br />ongoing operations until the situation is stabilized. <br />As of 3 p.m. today, more than 6 inches of snow has fallen on the valley floor, and continued <br />freezing temperatures and an additional 1 to 2 inches of snow are in the overnight forecast. <br />Because local roadways were frozen before the snow hit, almost all the snow that falls remains on <br />streets unless it is plowed off. <br />“Nothing is melting,” said Incident Commander Jeff Lankston. <br />Since activating the Emergency Command Center at 4:30 a.m. today, crews have spread 110 <br />cubic yards of sand and 1,100 gallons of liquid deicer. A total of seven plows and sanders are <br />currently in operation, focusing primarily on the main thoroughfares such as Sixth and Seventh <br />avenues and the Chambers Connector. <br />As of 3 p.m. today, most of the city’s priority 1 routes have been plowed and sanded. <br />However, snow continues to fall, and crews often have to replow streets to clear fresh <br />accumulations of snow. The continuing snowfall also tends to make sanding and deicing operations <br />less effective, and the main emphasis at this time is on plowing streets. <br />A formal ice-snow emergency was declared in Eugene at 6 a.m. today and will remain in <br />effect until further notice. The formal declaration of an ice-snow emergency means that parking or <br />abandoning vehicles is prohibited along priorty routes. To view a map of priority routes, go to <br />www.eugene-or.gov/snow. <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ● City of Eugene ● 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ● Fax 541-682-6826 ● www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br /> <br />