Westmoreland County PennDOT said during the region’s winter freeze-thaw cycle, it is important to clear grates alongside major highways to avoid an infamous Pittsburgh nuisance later.
“We can’t afford the luxury of going out and using straight salt all the time,” said David Forkey, Westmoreland County Maintenance Manager. “We don’t have the trucks or manpower to make that happen because it’s very costly.”
Westmoreland County Maintenance Manager, David Forkey, says plowing snow is important, but the way it’s plowed off the roadways matters too. The grates line major arteries for the county, like U.S. 22…