City Crews Prepared for Snow This Weekend Friday, January 5, 2024 | Views: 656 | Categories: Public Works News The City’s crews prepared trucks and equipment due to light snow forecast for tonight, Friday, Jan. 5, and tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 6. Pavement temperatures are expected to remain at or above freezing which should melt any snow on pavements; however, snow may become heavy at times and could overwhelm pavements. The City will continue to monitor the weather and will call out crews as needed for response. The City’s crews are also preparing for snow...
City Crews Preparing for Snow Dec. 26-27 Tuesday, December 26, 2023 | Views: 642 | Categories: Public Works News The City has a small crew scheduled to report at 2 a.m. Wed., Dec. 27, to monitor conditions and treat streets with salt as needed due to the potential for snow. Temperatures overnight will hover around freezing which may cause slick conditions. Drivers should use caution during the Wednesday morning commute, especially on elevated surfaces such as bridges and overpasses. Snow is also expected today, Tues., Dec. 26, and may be heavy at times; however, pavement...
City Crews Completed Snow Operations Today, Sun., Nov. 26 Sunday, November 26, 2023 | Views: 916 | Categories: Public Works News The City’s crews completed snow operations mid-morning today, Sunday, Nov. 26. Crews worked overnight into mid-morning treating primary and secondary streets with salt. Melting due to warming pavement temperatures and sun will continue throughout the day. Drivers should watch for areas of refreezing overnight and especially during the Monday morning commute.
City Crews Treating Streets Tonight, Nov. 25 Saturday, November 25, 2023 | Views: 871 | Categories: Public Works News The City has a small crew working tonight treating primary and secondary streets. Temperatures will hover around freezing which may cause slick conditions. Drivers should use caution, especially on elevated surfaces such as bridges and overpasses. The City will continue to monitor the weather forecast and will update its response as needed.
City Crews Preparing for Winter Weather Season Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | Views: 971 | Categories: Public Works News The City of Lee’s Summit is holding a snow dry run from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, to allow crews to prepare for the upcoming 2023-2024 winter weather season. City crews are testing equipment and software, and driving snow routes with plows and salt spreaders installed on trucks. The purpose of the dry run is to ensure all equipment and software are working properly and that drivers are familiar with snow routes, which is critical to the...