Bradford public works reports extensive storm cleanup, schedules 200 tons of salt

At the Bradford City Council meeting, a public works staff member described the city’s response to an overnight winter storm, saying crews worked through the day and into the next to keep roads passable.

“We got about a foot or better depending on where you were,” the staff member said, reporting that the city deployed as many as five trucks at peak and generally ran four at a time to plow and treat roads. The crews used an 18-bucket run of material — roughly three tons per bucket — equating to about 50–60 tons of sand-salt blend overall, the speaker said. One employee logged about 13 hours of overtime on Sunday.

The speaker said crews focused grit on intersections and hills while straightaways required less material. Cleanup continued Monday and Tuesday to widen roads, clear steps and sidewalks and finish parking lots. The staff member also reported an additional 200 tons of salt were scheduled for delivery the following day.

The report underscores the city’s short-term focus on roadway safety during below-freezing temperatures, when salt is less effective, and on restoring normal traffic flow after drifting and accumulation. The council did not take any new action beyond receiving the departmental report.

Next steps: crews will continue cleanup operations as needed and the city is expecting the scheduled salt delivery to supplement materials on hand.