What do Maryland jurisdictions need to do to get out of the snowstorm? When snow fell in Maryland on Monday, the city of Baltimore and surrounding counties mobilized hundreds of employees and many other resources to plow fields.
Mayor Brandon Scott declared a state of emergency in Baltimore in response to the storm, and his office said crews were fully deployed to treat roadways through Monday afternoon, with “more than 250 DOT vehicles currently deployed. Snow vehicles/equipment, as well as over 400 additional contractor vehicles taking turns.
Four city-owned garages already offer free parking to residents of some downtown neighborhoods. Residents of Federal Hill, Fells Point, Harbor East, Perkins Homes and Little Italy must show proof of residency to gain access to the Little Italy, West Street, Caroline Street or Fleet and Eden Street garages on a first-come, first-served basis by Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, in Baltimore County, “our nearly 500 crews are already hard at work pre-treating the more than 8,800 county roads that residents rely on,” Baltimore County Council President Izzy Patoka said Sunday stated in a statement. He said the county has 90,000 tons of salt available for storm preparation.
Carroll County has 13,000 tons of salt in stock for use on the 988 miles of roads managed by the County Road Operations Agency.
At the state level, Gov. Wes Moore said at a news conference Monday that nearly 3,000 employees from the Maryland State Highway Administration and the Maryland Transportation Authority are treating and clearing state highways.
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