Winter Storm 2004. 24” Snowfall 20 Days of Freezing Rain. Vehicles Sliding off Road State Highway 26 First Impact of Storm. Pickup Truck Off Side of Road BIA Route 33. Weather During Storm. Simnasho Fire Hall After Storm. Note Height of Piles of Snow Removed. Simnasho Longhouse. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Winter Storm 2004
24” Snowfall20 Days of Freezing Rain
Vehicles Sliding off Road State Highway 26
First Impact of Storm
Pickup Truck Off Side of RoadBIA Route 33
Weather During Storm
Simnasho Fire Hall After Storm
Note Height of Piles of Snow Removed
Simnasho LonghousePicture taken Jan 16, 2004
Snowpile at Kahneeta Casino Parking Lot
Picture taken Jan 16, 2004Note Height of Snow Pile
Entrance to Golf Pro Shop
Picture taken Jan 20, 2004
Detail of Sign at Entrance to Golf Pro Shop Kahneeta
Sander and Plow Carries 7 CuYd. Sanding Material Cleans 60-100 miles of road per shiftRemoves loose snow and sands hazardous areas
Snowplows in Equipment Shed
Sanding Boxes in Shed
Rear View of Dump Truck Plows
Front of Snowplow
Note Rubber Cutting Edge
Detail of Rubber Cutting Edge
Wheels to Keep Plow Above Roadway
Located between Snowplow and Cab of TruckTwo Wheels (One on left and right side of plow)
BIA Route 24 Well Maintained Paved Road
BIA Route 33 Well Maintained
Aggregate Surface
BIA Route 25 Seekseequa CanyonLittle Snow and Ice
BIA Route 15 Snowplow Removal Only
BIA Route 7 Snowplow Removal
Over 2” Packed Snow and Ice (16+ days freezing weather)
BIA Route 24 Over 2” Packed Snow and Ice
BIA Route 27 Over 2” Packed Snow and Ice
BIA Route 76 Over 2” Packed Snow and Ice
Steep Grades
Sanding Shed After Storm
Simnasho Cinder Pile After Storm
BIA Route 4 Cinders in Shoulder Berms
Junction Route 4 + 53Hollywood and Tenino
Cinders in Melting Berms
BIA Route 16 Paiute StreetCinders in Melting Berms
on Side of Roadway
Cinders Arriving to Replenish Stockpile
Cinders DeliveredOutside Shed to Permit Drying
Road Grader Leaving Shop
to Clear Roadways
Note: Chain all 6 Wheels
Road Grader Leaving Yard For Snowplow Operations
Carbide Tipped Cutting Edge
Used to Shave Packed Snow and Ice From Roadways
Grader Removing Packed Snow and Ice From Junction
Routes 4 + 75
Berm of Shaved Ice On BIA Route 4
Road Grader Removing Ice From Junction Routes 4 + 53
Note Broken Stop Sign in Stop Bar
Grader Damage to Paiute Street BIA Route 16
Road Grader Shaving Ice
Cleans 5-10 miles of road surface per shift Uses Carbide Tipped Cutting Edge
BIA Route 7 After Ice Shaving Note Clean Berms (No Aggregate Loss)
BIA Route 35 School Bus Route After Ice Shaving
BIA Route 9 1 Day After Ice Shaving
BIA Route 51 Simnasho After Plowing with Road Grader
BIA Route 51 After Plowing With Road
Grader
BIA Route 51 Cul-de-sac After Plowing With Road Grader
BIA Route 3 4 Days After Plowing
BIA Route 3 4 Days After Plowing
(U-pick Snowmen Parts)
BIA Route 79 Wolfe Point After Snow Removal
BIA Route 45 After Snow Removal
Junction Routes 45 + 451 After Snow Removal
Entrance Water Treatment PlantBIA Route 451
After Snow Removal
Backhoe Removing Snow From Road
Intersection
Backhoe Dumping Snow Behind Extruded Curb
Unimog Snowplow
Useful in small areas
Snowplow Wheel Unimog
Sanding Salt
Applied to intersections and sidewalks.
BIA Facilities Maintenance Plow and 4WD Pickup
Road Conditions
Before and After Snow and Ice Removal
BIA Route 1 Packed Snow and Ice
BIA Route 1 After Snow Removal
Charley Canyon Route 20 Packed Snow and Ice
Charley Canyon Route 20 Mostly Melted
Charley Canyon Route 20 After Snow and Ice Thaw
Wolfe Point Route 79 Packed Snow and Ice Ruts
Wolfe Point Route 79 After Ice Removal
Wolfe Point Route 79 Packed Snow and Ice
Wolfe Point Route 79 After Ice Removal
Potholes
After storm freeze thaw cycles, asphalt fails in form of various potholes due to expanding water in pavement voids.
Next operation for road maintenance is cold patching of potholes along paved routes.
Cold Mix Pile Road Crew Shop
Move Cold Patch into Warm Shop to Thaw and Heat Up
Potholes Route 53
Patched Pothole Route 53
Potholes Route 53 Junction Hollywood and Tenino Road
Potholes Route 3
Pothole Route 3
Patched Pothole Route 3
Melting Road Breakup
Charley Canyon Route 20
Charley Canyon Muddy Road After Snow and Ice Melt
Tire Buildup Charley Canyon
BIA Route 10 Muddy Ruts
High Water Runoff Operations
• Clean Culvert Inlets and ditches of obstructions to reduce upstream flooding and damage.
• Sign all hazards to warn public of damaged roadways.
• Remove signs when damage is repaired.
BIA Route 7 Cleaning Culvert of Ice
Junction Routes 7 and 12 Cleaning Culvert of Ice and Snow
BIA Route 12 Highwater Runoff
BIA Route 7 Driveway Flooding
Setting Traffic Cones on Washed Out Shoulder Route 7