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Winter Storm of 2016 Photos provided by Wayne Miller Planning Pays Off
The January winter storm of 2016 came in as rain,
turned to freezing rain, and then quickly into snow,
leaving 8 inches of snowfall within the first 12 hours of
the storm. Much of this happened during the rush hour
commute making roads impassable, and created quite
a challenge for snow plow drivers.
Crews worked around the clock in 12-hour shifts to
combat the heavy snowfall. After 72 hours of nonstop
plowing and salting, crews were able to maintain
reasonable mobility on primary and secondary routes
for emergency responses and the motoring public.
During the event, Nashville Mayor Megan Barry
urged citizens to limit travel for their safety and also
while crews were working to clear the roadways
saying, “If you don’t have to be out on the road...stay
home.” Mayor Barry also held two press conferences
during the event to ensure citizens were up to date on
road conditions, warming shelter locations and other
information related to the winter weather.
This display of leadership along with the effort and
support of Metro Public Works and the surrounding
government and community agencies working together,
including Metro’s Farmer’s Market which provided
warming shelters, Metro Nashville Public Schools,
Second Harvest Food Bank, United Way, and Hands
on Nashville, which distributed food boxes to families
experiencing extra need due to difficult travel and
school closures in the winter weather, all helped ensure
an effective response to this winter weather event.
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The January winter storm of 2016 came in as rain,
turned to freezing rain, and then quickly into snow,
leaving 8 inches of snowfall within the first 12 hours of
the storm. Much of this happened during the rush hour
commute making roads impassable, and created quite
a challenge for snow plow drivers.
Crews worked around the clock in 12-hour shifts to
combat the heavy snowfall. After 72 hours of nonstop
plowing and salting, crews were able to maintain
reasonable mobility on primary and secondary routes
for emergency responses and the motoring public.
During the event, Nashville Mayor Megan Barry
urged citizens to limit travel for their safety and also
while crews were working to clear the roadways
saying, “If you don’t have to be out on the road...stay
home.” Mayor Barry also held two press conferences
during the event to ensure citizens were up to date on
road conditions, warming shelter locations and other
information related to the winter weather.
This display of leadership along with the effort and
support of Metro Public Works and the surrounding
government and community agencies working together,
including Metro’s Farmer’s Market which provided
warming shelters, Metro Nashville Public Schools,
Second Harvest Food Bank, United Way, and Hands
on Nashville, which distributed food boxes to families
experiencing extra need due to difficult travel and
school closures in the winter weather, all helped ensure
an effective response to this winter weather event.
View online at tnpublicworks.com 17
