County cities seek residential understanding

Crews from the cities of Lenexa, Olathe, Overland Park and Shawnee continue working non-stop to clear snow from city streets.  Each jurisdiction has made significant progress clearing arterial streets.

However, the volume and heavy nature of the snow is impacting every jurisdiction’s progress clearing residential streets, and refreezing will further add to the challenge.

Each city will be directing as many resources as possible to residential areas and working around the clock to clear them.  However, the cities of Lenexa, Olathe, Overland Park and Shawnee are reminding residents that clearing residential streets will take considerably longer than a typical storm.

Additional information about street plowing is available on each city’s respective website:  Lenexa: www.lenexa.com; Olathe: www.OlatheKS.org; Overland Park: www.opkansas.org; and Shawnee: www.cityofshawnee.org.

 

Olathe crews working hard

With a break in snowfall, Olathe snow operations have made enough progress for residential units to begin heading back into neighborhoods.  Crews will be working through the night, and residents are asked to be patient as crews tackle over 1,200 lane miles and 1,500 cul-de-sacs.

Residential units are smaller vehicles and snow removal progress will be substantially impacted by the high volume of snow.  Larger trucks will serve residential areas as available.

According to Public Works Director Ron Norris, it will take several days to service all residential areas.  “It’s been some time since we’ve experienced a storm of this magnitude.  We appreciate the patience of our residents as we work through the weekend to clear streets.”

Because of the extensive snowfall earlier this morning, residential units were pulled to focus on clearing main roadways/arterials for emergency responders.

You can track 24/7 snow plow operations online at www.OlatheKS.org.  Stay up-to-date on weather-related news and information at www.OlatheKS.org, on Facebook, and Twitter.