Storm 1996: GEORGIA Battling ice: Refreezing negated work, kept roads slick

Part of metro Atlanta's problem Sunday and Monday was that its temperature wasn't consistent. Even though the mountains received more snow, plowed roads there stayed clear - because it stayed cold. For instance, Fulton County had six sand-spreaders to cover north and south sections of the...

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Published inThe Atlanta journal-constitution (2001)
Main Authors David Goldberg and Ann Hardie STAFF WRITERS, Staff writers Carlos Campos, Duane Stanford, Marlon Manuel, Ralph Ellis, Christy Harrison and Gary Hendricks contributed to this article
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta, Ga Atlanta Journal Constitution, LLC 09.01.1996
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Summary:Part of metro Atlanta's problem Sunday and Monday was that its temperature wasn't consistent. Even though the mountains received more snow, plowed roads there stayed clear - because it stayed cold. For instance, Fulton County had six sand-spreaders to cover north and south sections of the county, said Frank Bockmann, assistant director of public works. But that's not a lot, which is why steep residential streets like Trowbridge Road in Sandy Springs remained largely impassable for much of the day. "Anybody who makes ice cream just knows that salt melts ice," says Mike Malcom, maintenance engineer for the DOT's metro Atlanta district.
ISSN:2473-1609
2690-8093