Tulsa crews work to clear snow from streets

For the second time in nine days, city of Tulsa crews were plowing major arterial streets nonstop, working to remove the latest snow.

Statewide, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation has 115 crews and 500 trucks available with more than 130,000 tons of sand and salt, said Kenna Mitchell, ODOT spokeswoman."Usually temperatures aren't as cold in March and snow clears up faster," Strizek said.The $400,000 grant will be used to partially fund the purchase of three pieces of equipment the airport needs to replace this year, said Gisela Shanahan, the airport's assistant director of aviation for finance and administration.Step Two: Total Your �Yes� Answers6. It is important to know if any of my vehicles are used after hours or on weekends for non-business purposes: Yes/NoMany insurance companies offer discounts of up to 30% for vehicles protected with tracking systems.Crews have piled up 6,245 hours of overtime at a cost of $111,609, said Paul Strizek, deputy director of Tulsa Public Works."We go from being heroes to zeros," Strizek said. "It goes with the territory."Check a company�s hardware and software, as well as their monthly data access plan. You�ll also need to decide whether to buy or lease your GPS tracking system.Strizek compared the snowstorms to natural disasters.Step Three: Cost vs. Gain8. It is important to know if my employees are speeding or otherwise abusing my vehicles: Yes/NoSince then, 65 percent of those taxes have been returned to airports in the form of regular entitlement funds. And through the Colorado Discretionary Grant Program, the remaining 35 percent of tax revenue has been used for capital equipment, maintenance and developmental needs for airports.10. Knowing about mechanical problems before they become expensive to fix is important: Yes/NoThe 3,100 tons of enhanced salt is chemically treated so that it works in sub-zero temperatures to penetrate the ice and start the melting process.

Statewide, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation has 115 crews and 500 trucks available with more than 130,000 tons of sand and salt, said Kenna Mitchell, ODOT spokeswoman.

Author: D Ray Tuttle