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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

DPW: Most Roads Plowed Before Noon on Wednesday in Melrose

By 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Melrose public works crews had plowed the majority of roads in the city, according to DPW Director John Scenna.

After snow caused some problems for Melrose commuters Wednesday morning, the city had plowed the majority of roads before noon, according to Department of Public Works Director John Scenna. Scenna did not report any significnt issues related to the plowing operations, as there were no equipment failures while tending to the snow that accumulated on city streets and sidewalks. "We had a very good storm from a fleet perspective," Scenna said. The DPW was prepared for the storm and by 4:30 a.m., 10 sanders were on the road treating city streets throughout the storm, according to Scenna. "By 6 a.m. all the custodians and facility managers were out taking care of their buildings as well," Scenna added. "It was a chemical storm for us. We sanded…

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