City of Worcester Snow Clean-Up Update

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

GoLocal Worcester News Team

Worcester Department of Public Works continues to clean up on Wednesday after this week's record breaking blizzard. City officials are keeping close attention to more snow on Thursday evening and early next week and are asking residents to monitor the forecasts.

Residents are encouraged to clear snow off their roofs before the next round of snow hits the city. 

This afternoon, DPW sent out salt trucks to begin treating the city's main roads in an effort to clear snow and ice. The crews continue to push back snow and widen the streets. They will be dumping the snow around Worcester Regional Airport in order to clear out downtown.

“This was a record-breaking event that dropped nearly three feet of snow in our laps. That amount of snow will take time to clean up," said City Manager Ed Augustus.

As of Wednesday, the DPW used 1,000 tons of salt and 200 tons of sand on Worcester's roads over the last two days. DPW Customer Service has fielded 1,556 calls from residents over that same period.

The city is tracking expenses and is hoping to count on FEMA reimbursements to contribute to the costs. According to City Hall, the offices of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. James McGovern, Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito have offered their support in those efforts.

DPW employees, with the help of the offices of Sheriff Lew Evangelidis and Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr,  are working to clear city-owned sidewalks and parks. Augustus thanked both offices for their help. This work is expected to go on for the next several days. 

As GoLocal Worcester reported ealier, Worcester Public Schools will be closed on Thursday.

Augustus applauded Worcester residents for staying home and off the roads during the storm, observing the winter parking ban, helping out by shoveling out nearby fire hydrants. Augustus urged the community to continue that effort.

Augustus said, “This storm has been a great example of city government and the community working together under difficult circumstances. We have to continue that cooperation as we enter the cleanup phase of the storm.”

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