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Road Crews Rush to Get Ready for Snow

Road Crews Rush to Get Ready for Snow - Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 5:15PM EST

Reported by: Laurie Monteforte
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009 @ 05:15pm EDT
STROUD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY - We have yet to trick or treat and there are still lots of leaves on the trees but it looks like snow could fall this week. Road crews are rushing to get ready just in case.

It sounds more like December than October at the Monroe County PennDOT headquarters. Maintenance Manager Bob Mudrick said, "We prepare for the worst situation so that we're ready."

Forecasters expect snow to fall this week. PennDOT isn't usually ready for winter weather until November 1st. So Mudrick called in extra staff and has his people working extra fast. He said, "So we'll just kick it up a notch here and we'll have most everything ready to go by tomorrow."

They're putting on plows and setting up salt spreaders. "It's good. Good for business," said Steve Marchand. He manages Steele's hardware in Tannersville. He hopes early snow will make his staff as busy as the road crews. He already has his winter stock on display. He said, "Snow blowers, ice melt, snow shovels, sleds."

John Hernandez of Tobyhanna already pick up his snow gear. He laughed, "I'm ready for it. Got my snowblower ready. I'm ready to go for it."

Even though you may be pulling out more shovels than rakes this autumn, many in the Poconos say it's really no big deal.

Marchand laughed, "It doesn't bother me. I've been living up here my whole life. So it's just another day in the Poconos." laugh

Mudrick reminded Eyewitness news that last October Mother Nature whacked the Pocono Plateau area with 17 inches of snow.
 


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