If you are a resident of Pennysylvania, you had to feel the impact of the recent Valentine's Day snow storm that left many residents stranded on interstates,highways,and roads.
Recently, the Pennsylvania legislature held hearings as to why this happened. The truth is that no one stepped up to the plate and told the truth about it.
One of the main reasons road maintenance was so bad is due to budget rollbacks that cut funding for independent snow plowing. What exactly is this? Well, in the past, besides PennDOT, many independents, including construction firms, were paid to plow areas such as highways and township areas.
Officials gave the typical excuses of poor communication and not responding early enough but this storm still wasn't nearly as bad as past storms such as in 1996.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
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