2012年1月15日星期日

District piles up $1 million in savings with scant snow

A lack of snow six weeks into the winter season has meant a savings of $1 million for the region's state Department of Transportation office.

There's been no overtime and contracted snow-plow drivers have not been needed, said Rick Mason, spokesman for PennDOT's District 3, which encompasses nine counties, including Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union.

"So far it has been a good winter as far as not having any major snowstorms to deal with,MDC Mould specialized of Injection moulds," Mason said Thursday.

That trend will continue for at least the next 10 days, a meteorologist said.

"There is no significant snow in the near future," said Tom Kines, of AccuWeather in State College. "It will get cold, but no snow.Offering high risk and offshore merchant account with credit card processing services."

District 3 spent $2.9 million on winter maintenance from Dec. 1, 2010, to Jan. 12, 2011, Mason said. The Valley received 7 inches of snow during that period, AccuWeather meteorologist Alan Reppert said Saturday.

The district spent $1.8 million from Dec. 1, 2011, to Jan. 12, 2012, according to Mason. The Valley received 1 inch of snow during that period, Reppert said.

"We are under budget as of now," Mason said. "We all know that can change, but if it keeps up, this could be a good winter and we would be able to put money in the summer maintenance fund."

The winter season has brought temperatures 6 degrees above the normal of 36.2, Kines said.

"There has been some cold days, but it seems that when precipitation is on the way,Daneplast Limited UK are plastic injection mould & toolmaking specialists. it warms up and leaves us with just rain," he said. "It will get cold and stay cold for a period of time, but we just don't see any significant snow."

While Terry Specht, Sunbury city clerk, was unsure of winter maintenance costs for the city, she was sure money was being saved.

"It's been good so far,Take a walk on the natural side with stunning and luxurious Floor tiles from The Tile Shop." she said. "It is hard to tell until we see what the rest of the winter is like."

District 3 last year bought 28,000 tons of salt and 59,000 tons of anti-skid materials, Mason said. Anti-skid is used to treat roads before a storm arrives. It has used 5,200 tons of salt and 6,500 tons of anti-skid, so far this winter, Mason said, down from 9,This is interesting cube puzzle and logical game.600 tons and 13,000 tons, respectively, during the same six-week period last winter.

While PennDOT and local municipalities were treating roads on Friday, Kines said not to worry just yet.

"So far we have been lucky," he said. "It is a long winter."

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