How many vehicles and personnel are involved in snow removal?

Staff

Currently, there are 16 employees dedicated to snow removal during a snow event.

Roads

Lincoln County is responsible for 290 miles of blacktop and 44 miles of gravel roads. Lincoln County runs 14 trucks and two motor graders for snow removal. We currently have 14 snow removal routes. 

Time to Clear

To clear both sides of the road, it takes approximately 3 hours for a truck to run one complete round on each route. The Highway Department averages 10 to 14 hours per day for snow removal. The hours are determined by the severity of the snow event.

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1. Which entity is responsible for my road?
2. My car got towed during a snow event, why?
3. How many vehicles and personnel are involved in snow removal?
4. Why is there a snow plow parked somewhere instead of plowing?
5. What can I do to support the county's plowing effort?
6. Can Lincoln County tow my car out of the ditch?
7. Why are gravel roads sometimes left unplowed?
8. Why can't you plow my road now?
9. Can I push my snow into the roadway for the snowplow to clear?
10. Can you tell me exactly when my road will be plowed?
11. Why don't the trucks plow and salt on the way to their routes?
12. Why do you sometimes salt instead of plow, or plow instead of salt?
13. I have a medical condition. Can you plow my road in case there is an emergency and an ambulance needs to get through?
14. When I called the Highway Department number to find out about conditions, the line was busy.
15. The plow hit my mailbox during the last snow event. What can I do? Who can I contact about this?
16. The plow was hitting my car with sand while I was following it. What can I do about this?
17. Why does the plow roll through a stop sign?
18. Why is the plow moving so slowly?
19. Why are the operators blocking intersections and roads to clear snow?