The City of Manhattan posted via social media that #PublicWorks crews completed an initial pass through all residential neighborhoods with snow plows Tuesday night. If you think your street may have been missed as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, please call (785) 587-4540 or use our Report It app at https://cityofmhk.com/2347/Report-It.
Early Wednesday morning, crews doubled back and began treating primary routes with brine solution to accelerate melting with slightly warmer temperatures expected as we get closer to the weekend. They have already finished Poyntz, Fort Riley Boulevard, Kimball, Anderson/Bluemont, Aggieville, and McCall Road Wednesday and will work to finish the rest of the primaries by late Wednesday night. They also will be working to push snow piles closer to curbs and clearing snow where abandoned vehicles may have prevented initial plowing.
Please continue to use caution when driving and slow down, especially near snow plows. Overnight, crews will focus on several cul-de-sacs that had significant snow drifts as well as clearing snow piles from key intersections. They will then work to treat residential neighborhoods with brine as well to help with melting.
Sometime in the next few days, the City will wind down 24-hour operations and return to normal working hours, but rest assured they are not done with storm response! Final cleanup will continue for some time, especially in residential areas where large snow piles may need to be removed with heavy equipment over the next week or so.