Statewide, Iowa (RI) – The State Transportation Commission is discussing cutting a portion of the DOT’s snow removal budget.
DOT Winter Operations director Craig Bargfrede says they haven’t been as busy as past years.
The storm a couple weeks ago dropped large amounts of snow across the state, but Bargfrede says it hasn’t been consistently busy all winter.
DOT staff told the Transportation Commission at their meeting early last month they are looking at a $1 million cut in the winter budget for materials like salt and sand. Bargfrede says he thought the dry winter trend had turned around until we got into the new year.
Bargfrede says they don’t have to worry about salt and sand spoiling if it isn’t needed.
The Transportation Commission will look at making that snow removal materials adjustment when they approve the next budget.
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