NOW THAT WE’RE INTO NOVEMBER, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE STREET CREWS ARE PREPARING FOR WHAT COULD BE A BUSY WINTER OF SNOW REMOVAL. MELISSA LOZOYA, THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT’S DEPUTY DIRECTOR, SAYS CREWS HAD A DRY-RUN ON WEDNESDAY. SHE SAYS IT ALLOWS THEM TO FIGURE OUT THE ROUTES, CHECK THE EQUIPMENT AND MAKE SURE IT’S OPERATIONAL. IT ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO IDENTIFY ANY CONSTRUCTION THEY NEED TO BE AWARE OF IN AREAS OF THE CITY.
LOZOYA SAYS 90 CREW MEMBERS TOOK PART IN WEDNESDAY’S EXERCISE. IN ALL, THE CITY HAS 49 TRUCKS THAT ARE USED IN SNOW REMOVAL. MOST ARE EQUIPPED WITH PLOWS AND SALT AND CINDER SPREADERS.
