GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – You might have noticed water collecting along city streets and parking lots over the past couple of days.
Green Bay Public Works Director, Steve Grenier, says last week’s snow fall and the current icy conditions are both factors in why the water is not draining properly.
“When we plow, obviously we plow back to the curb and tends to fill in the storm water inlets.”
Plus, the recent icy conditions doesn’t help either. Grenier says all hands are on deck to clear out the inlets with around 100 employees on a mission.
“We’ve got tractors and loaders and guys in pickup trucks with shovels and picks and blow torches even,” said Grenier.
It’s not an easy job and it will likely take several days to complete.
But as temperatures begin to rise, the city is focusing on clearing the roads too.
“We’re out now with graders and we’re starting to systematically work our way through the routes citywide and with the grader you can actually press down, it’s what we call down pressure. We can generate some down pressure to help peel that accumulated material back up off of the street.”
Grenier asks homeowners for a favor.
“We’d like folks to adopt those inlets. When you’re clearing your driveway and your sidewalk, take a couple of minutes after each snowfall and go down and make sure that inlet is cleared of snow and ice and keep those open,” Grenier said.
