Snow Summit: Virginia Department of Transportation

Fairfax County Snow Summit March 16, 2010 Morteza Salehi , Northern Virginia District Administrator Branco Vlacich , Assistant District Administrator for Maintenance Renée Hamilton , Assistant District Administrator

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Improvements to VDOT’s Snow Program in Recent Years

February 2010 Storms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Challenges (After-Action Reviews) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

VDOT Roads in Northern Virginia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Loudoun Prince William Fairfax Arlington

17,000 Lane Miles Equals . . . 6 Trips Across the Continental U.S.

About the 2009-2010 Winter ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Repeated thaw and refreeze left many roads rutted, but passable. (Southland Avenue, Fairfax)

[object Object],[object Object],About the 2009-2010 Winter Where concrete barriers prevented piling, snow had to be loaded from the Beltway, I-95/395 HOV lanes and I-66 “X” lanes (above). Some snow was placed under the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (right).

About the 2009-2010 Winter ,[object Object],[object Object],VDOT assisted emergency responders and utility crews throughout the storms. Crews helped dislodge this Dominion Power truck, stranded in a 14-foot-high snowdrift in Loudoun County.

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Mobilization for February Storms Heavy equipment such as this snowblower (left) and front-end loader (right) were used to clear February’s major snowfall.

VDOT Road Priorities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Subdivisions and low-volume roads “Doing the most good in the least amount of time” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Vale Spring Drive, Oakton (right) Stop sign at Hillcrest Place and Parramore Drive, Alexandria (below)

Subdivisions and low-volume roads “Doing the most good in the least amount of time” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Harrowhill Lane, Burke (not passable) Slidell Lane, Springfield (passable)

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],How neighborhoods are assigned and plowed Swinton Drive, near Braddock Road (passable)

Fairfax County Snow Maps One of 350 snow maps assigned to plow drivers in Fairfax County. “Hotspots” are identified by area superintendents and added to maps annually.

Completing Subdivisions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Americana Drive (Annandale) after plow passes.

Customer Service Center ,[object Object],[object Object],During February’s storms, calls inundated the center long before snow stopped falling. Staff worked to answer more than 34,000 calls and 5,000 e-mails to the info lines.

Communication: A Layered Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Post-Storm Activities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],One of nine “Pothole Killers” working in northern Virginia.

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Opportunities for Improvement During Major Storms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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