Road crews racing against the clock before snow returns
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Crews are working to clear the roads of the slushy snow that remained on the roads Tuesday.
Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge will have crews plowing overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday.
Greg Edington with Boone County Road and Bridge said the snow starting to melt Tuesday during the day will help crews clear the roads. I think once we get pile all the slush off the roads we ll be in pretty good shape for tonight, Edington said.
He said crews put down salt during the day Tuesday to help break up the packed snow which helped.
Drivers should not expect major improvements to roads overnight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Crews with Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge continue to fight the snow. Crews are plowing roads, but because the area has seen so much snowfall and the extreme cold temperatures, it is more difficult to clear them.
A 27-person crew with the city reported in at 7 p.m. to clear roads.
Ashlyn Sherman with Columbia Public Works said crews are focusing on priority routes until crews get down to the pavement. Once that happens we ll be able to put some treatment on the roads, she said.
Road agencies ready plows ahead of more snow overnight
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ)
Until then they will continue to work at clearing the several inches of snow already covering roads.
Snowpack still covered Columbia s streets Tuesday morning. Columbia Public Works crews were in at 7 p.m. Monday as the snow continued to fall. Another crew reported in at 7 a.m. Tuesday and will continue treating roads throughout the day.
Ashlyn Sherman, Marketing Specialist for Columbia Public Works, says crews are concerned with the possibility of refreezing Tuesday night, creating even more issues for drivers Wednesday morning. There is a concern with refreezing overnight with the sunshine and with traffic on roads that does help melt the snow on roads and help with the snowpack, so that is the concern that, that could refreeze overnight. , said Sherman.
Snow covers roads across Mid-Missouri. Crews using salt and sand mixture
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The University of Missouri campus was blanketed in snow as it continued to fall across the area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
As snow continues to fall across Mid-Missouri early Monday morning, many roads have already been covered.
Road crews around the area are laying down sand in addition to salt to help with traction.
Eric Landwehr with Cole County Public Works said crews are treating the roads with a sand and salt mix and a calcium chloride liquid solution.
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