Ames, Iowa (RI) — The Iowa DOT’s winter operations director says the blizzard last week ended up causing more damage to private vehicles than state plow trucks. Craig Bargfrede saw a single day record for snowplows hit by cars on February 12th, but there were no records last week.
Bargfrede says they have been fortunate that most of the accident weren’t severe.
Bargfrede says there was more damage to private vehicles as multiple pile ups between cars, trucks, and semis forced the closing of several roadways during the blizzard.
Barfrede says the amount of snow wasn’t the problem.
Bargfrede says their stockpiles of salt and sand have been more than enough in a drier than normal winter.
He says the warm up has some district offices already prepping for pothole maintenance.
Bargfrede says it’s all part of the cycle as they go from winter operations to spring. Bargfrede is a former northwest Iowa resident. Several years ago he lived in Rock Rapids.
