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6/6/2008
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D3 Road Crews Educated, Experienced, and Eager... |
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District 3 Road Crews Educated, Experienced and Eager to Help
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Ongoing education is provided by OSUÆs Local Technical Assistance ôRoads Scholarsö program. Most of District 3Æs Highway crew have completed the programÆs nine training classes including County Road Maintenance, Soil Properties, Supervisory Skills, Work Zone Safety, Surveying, and Equipment and Project Management. In total, there are 120 hours of class and field training. In addition to the education, crews continue to maintain the roads, trim the trees, clean out drainage ditches, replace missing and damaged road signs, and manage weather related clean-up. |
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Experience plays a big role when dealing with Mother Nature. A snowstorm in January of 2007 kept the crews hopping û clearing the æSupersnowÆ routes, (link to æSupersnowRoute MapsÆ on this website for a complete map of the routes) sanding, and plowing to make the main roads safe and passable. The Spring/Summer rains reduced the past yearÆs drought to a memory with record rainfall creating an obstacle course for crews as they moved throughout the county repairing water damage to roads and bridges, as well as inspecting others for potential problems. |
The December 2007 ice storm also kept the road crew busy for several weeks. Sanding trucks were on the move 24 hours a day until the roads and especially the bridges were cleared and safe for travel. Meanwhile, other crews collected tons of debris from fallen trees, clearing the streets so utility companies could restore much needed power. District 3 used its large equipment to dig a huge fire pit in rural northeastern Oklahoma County where crews dumped 6732 cubic yards (561 truckloads) of collected debris. The crew continually monitored and stoked the fire, banking the coals at night to resuming burning the next day. Within a few weeks only ash remained. |
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