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Town of Cary's A-Team Begins Plowing Secondary Streets

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
January 31, 2010, 4:30 a.m.


Town of Cary's A-Team Begins Plowing Secondary Streets

CARY, NC – The thoroughfares remain clear but slick in Cary, and the Town of Cary’s Snow Fighters have shifted their focus to plowing and deicing secondary and residential streets in preparation for Tuesday’s garbage collection. The main thoroughfares have been plowed and are being treated with a salt/sand mixture where necessary. Since the first signs of wintry weather Friday evening, there have been 22 storm-related traffic accidents, two with non-life threatening injuries, reported thus far in Cary.

“Our progress made Saturday remains, but a cloud of ice is over it,” said Town of Cary Public Works Director Scott Hecht. “If you must go outside, please be watchful of black ice. Nobody drives well on black ice.”

The Town of Cary offers real-time streaming video information of 23 major intersections in Cary through its wink program. Wink is available 24-hours a day at the Town of Cary Web site, Cary TV 11 on Time Warner Cable channel 11 and AT&T Uverse Channel 99. Images on the Web site are refreshed every three minutes, and no specific software is needed to access wink.

The A-Team plows thoroughfares, primary roads in subdivisions, followed by through-streets in subdivisions and then cul-de-sacs. The Town does not clear private parking lots, including those in apartment and condominium complexes or at businesses.

OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS
Previously announced it would be open, the Citizens Convenience Center will now be closed today.

The Town of Cary Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources programs, classes, and sports activities are canceled and facilities will be closed today, January 31. The Teen Scene Sugar Ski Trip (course code 44729) has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 20. Registration is still open for the event and can be made at any Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources facility. For more information, call (919) 469-4061 or any Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources facility. For a listing of facility information, visit theParks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources on the Town’s Web site, www.townofcary.org.

C-Tran will be closed as usual today. A decision on Monday’s operations schedule will be announced later in the day.

Citizens are reminded of the following tips during inclement weather:

  • Do not park on streets so that plows and other Town equipment can service the area.
  • Be mindful of slick roadways. As temperatures remain below freezing for most of the day, roads may be more hazardous than they appear.
  • Take precaution when going outside to enjoy the winter weather. Stay off the streets when sledding and make sure to only go sledding in open areas away from dense trees or waterways.
  • Do not attempt to deal with downed limbs or trees on streets or sidewalks as they may be tangled in live power lines. Instead, call the Town at (919) 469-4090.
  • Do not call 911 unless there is an immediate threat to life, health or property. All non-emergency snow calls should be placed to (919) 469-4090. Complete wintry weather information is also available on the Town’s Web site, www.townofcary.org. 
  • Be neighborly. Check on neighbors to make sure that everyone is OK.
  • Stay indoors during severe winter weather. If you do decide to venture out—whether walking or driving—let folks know when and where you are going so that they can contact emergency officials should you fail to reach your destination. Take a cell phone just in case.

Subscribe now to our free e-mail service for the latest Cary info. The Town typically updates citizens and the media with news releases throughout winter weather events each morning, afternoon and evening. Just click on the green envelope for “E-mail Alerts” on the Town’s Web site, www.townofcary.org. Also, monitor road conditions 24/7 via the Town’s traffic camera system by visiting the wink traffic camera section of the Web site or tuning into Cary TV 11 on Time Warner Cable Channel 11 or AT&T Uverse Channel 99.

The next news release update will be issued around 3 p.m. unless changing conditions warrant sooner action.

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PRIMARY CONTACTS: 
Scott Hecht, Public Works Director, (919) 469-4090
Susan Moran, Public Information Officer, (919) 393-4383