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The Archbald Department of Public Works has over 27 miles of roadways
to clean, which is a major job every time it snows, no matter how much
snow we receive. Each year they inspect the trucks, prepare the plows,
and store the salt that is necessary to do this job. The following is
the operating procedure DPW
uses to clean our streets:
- The police, while on patrol, will call the DPW when
they feel the streets are slippery.
- The borough is divided into three sections and a
crew
is assigned to each.
- School routes and hills are the first areas to be
plowed and salted.
- When a heavy snow fall is predicted DPW will plow
the center of the
street to keep them open. Then near the end of the storm they will come
back and plow open the entire street.
- When plowing to open the streets, snow will be
pushed
to the sides,
which will cause snow to pile in front of driveways. There is no way to
avoid this.
What Can Residents do to Help?
-Do not throw snow in the roadway.
-Use off street parking for your cars.
-Clean your sidewalks as soon as possible.
The DPW crew is on 24 hour call, seven days a week for snow
plowing. So while many residents are sleeping or getting ready for work
or school, the DPW has been out working through the night to clean our
streets. Please do your part to help and we can have safe roads all
winter.
