Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Town Council Briefing Winter Storm Jonas: Jan 22-23
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Overview What was it about this storm? How did the Town prepare for and respond to the storm? How much did this storm cost? What was the experience of our neighbors and partners? What did we learn for next time?
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Changing Forecast Sleet Ice Temperature Cloudy Conditions
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | From Noon Friday to Noon Monday…From Noon Friday to Noon Monday… 12 hours over 30 degrees12 hours over 30 degrees 7 hours of sunlight7 hours of sunlight
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Saturday
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Pre-Treated Street Motor-Grader Rosemary Street Icy Conditions
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. |
Preparations Monitoring Weather Forecasts Communication with Partners Staffing Plans Pre-treated All ~750 Town Streets and 18 State Secondary Streets Staged Contractor Equipment
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Operations Timeline Friday Began Storm Response Operations Operational Briefings and Decision Points Applying salt/ sand mix on primary roads Began plowing with motor graders 2pm Decision
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Operations Timeline Saturday Completed applying salt/sand mix on primary roads; continued plowing with motor-graders; commenced plowing with snowplow trucks Saturday Night Applied salt/ sand mix on Town secondary roads SundayContinued clearing Town primary roads and State secondary roads
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Operations Timeline Monday Completed all Town primary roads and continued to clear Town secondary roads and key State secondary roads Tuesday Completed all Town secondary roads and continued to clear third tier roads Wednesday Completed third tier roads and checked for trouble spots
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Communications
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Secondary Streets 48 Arterial Streets Primary Streets 5 Streets/ Routes “Bare Pavement” NCDOT Streets Classification
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Cul-De-Sacs, Dead Ends, and Gravel Roads 268 Secondary Streets 58 Other Steep Hill Streets 115 Primary Streets 18 NCDOT Arterial75 Town Collectors22 Other Streets - Bus Routes Town Streets Classification
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | NCDOT Primary Routes Fordham Blvd. MLK Jr. Blvd/Columbia Street/ Franklin Street South Road/Raleigh Road Manning Drive
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | NCDOT Key Secondary Streets Millhouse Road Eubanks Road Weaver Dairy Road Sage Road Ephesus Church Road Pope Road Old Durham Road Barbee Road Old Mason Farm Road Finley Golf Course Road Bennett Road Mt. Carmel Church Road Merritt Mill Road Homestead Road Culbreth Road Estes Drive/Ext. Seawell School Road High School Road
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Examples of Town Collectors Rosemary Street Piney Mountain Road Cameron Avenue Hillsborough Street N. Lakeshore Drive Weaver Dairy Road Ext. Mason Farm Road Highgrove Road Pinehurst Drive
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Examples of Town Bus Routes Foxwood Drive Booker Creek Road Summerfield Crossing Weiner Street Severin Street Village Drive Bradley Road Copperline Drive Pritchard Ave Ext. Coleridge Drive Brandon Road Standish Drive
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Examples of Other Streets with Steep Hills Kensington Drive Arlington Street Tadley Drive Oak Park Drive Culbreth Park Drive Adams Way Lone Pine Drive Glenhill Lane Shady Lawn Court Chesley Lane Basswood Court Reade Road
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. |
Service and Facility Impacts
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Costs Personnel Costs $173,247 Contractor Costs $ 64,100 Materials Costs $ 69,045 Equipment Costs $ 41,364 Supplies/Miscellaneous $ 3,020 Total $350,776
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | 4 Brine Distributors 5 Box Spreaders 10 Plows 1 Motor-Grader 4 Brine Distributors 5 Box Spreaders 10 Plows 1 Motor-Grader
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Resources 4 Plow Trucks 5 Motor Graders 4 Plow Trucks 5 Motor Graders 3 Rubber-Tire Loaders 8 Skid Steers 4 Plow Trucks 5 Motor Graders 4 Plow Trucks 5 Motor Graders 3 Rubber-Tire Loaders 8 Skid Steers ContractorsContractors
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | 32,000 gallons of brine
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | tons salt 175 tons sand 5,200 pounds ice melt on sidewalks 335 tons salt 175 tons sand 5,200 pounds ice melt on sidewalks
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Lessons Learned Importance of Maintaining Clear and Open Communication Channels with Residents Further Discussion about Sidewalks, Bus Stops and Pedestrian Routes
Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Lessons Learned Recognize Need to Review and Revise Street Classifications List and Map Recognize Need to Monitor Weather Patterns and Adapt Operations Accordingly