Snowfall and blowing snow continued to create hazardous road conditions for people across London and Middlesex County Thursday, with snowplow operators working all day to keep roads clear.
The township of Middlesex Centre, which is one of several towns in Middlesex County, deployed four graders, two sidewalk plows, and 13 plow trucks Thursday morning. Crews were scheduled to continue clearing snow heading into the evening, with many staff members working 12-hour shifts, said Andrew Giesen, manager of transportation.
“We run three shifts here at Middlesex Centre one starting at 5 a.m., another at 7:30 a.m., and a third in the afternoon at 3:30 p.m.,” he explained. “This morning, we had staff in at 5 a.m. as part of their regular shift, but we also had to call in additional support to get roads cleared before the morning commute.
He said the road crews tackled busy streets, like Wonderland and Hyde Park roads, first, before hitting the smaller residential neighbourhoods.
It was the same throughout the entire Middlesex County.
Photo From: (XFM News)
“Middlesex County’s entire fleet was out this morning and continues to circulate around our entire road network. The County operates around 20 snow plows on the roads at any given time,” Chris Traini, deputy chief administrative officer and county engineer for Middlesex County, said in a statement Thursday.
Road officials added drivers should give plows and emergency vehicles plenty of space, and to give themselves plenty of time ahead for travelling in poor visibility.
More snow is expected to fade in on Friday, with London and Middlesex County expected to reach five to 10 centimetres. Then going on to Saturday, there is a 40 per cent chance of flurries throughout the day, with a high of -10, then lastly on Sunday there will be a 40 per cent chance of flurries in the morning and a 60 per cent chance in the evening, with a high of -11.
