In those NPDES (you remember what that means, right?) areas, the crews are cleaning catch-basins and culverts using the vactor truck. The sweepers are also working in those areas. And, sorry, no, they cannot sweep and vacuum your house when they are done. :(
If you live or travel around Rich Road, you will no doubt see the slope mowers at work. They are mowing in that area this week. Please use caution and follow flagger directions when passing.
We have some crews working in the Southwest doing some Citizen Requests for tree limbing and brush removal, and there is some work going on at the Rainer Transfer Station Drop Box site.
Up in the Northeast and Fish Trap Loop area, the crews are belt loading.
- What IS belt-loading?
Belt loading involves a long string of equipment, including a grader, a mobile belt-loader, several dump-trucks, a mobile broom, traffic control vehicles, and flaggers on foot. The grader pulls material out of the ditch onto the road, the belt-loader scoops it up onto its conveyor and into the box of a dump-truck that is travelling in reverse.(From experience, I can tell you that it is not easy to stay under that chute while driving backward in a straight line and ESPECIALLY going around a corner) When the truck is full, the driver pulls out of line and is replaced by the next truck, and so on. This continues until the entire section of ditch is cleaned. The mobile broom follows the line of trucks cleaning up any remaining dirt on the road. The flaggers make sure that the way is clear for both you and the trucks.
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That should cover it for this week.
