More snow on the way
Tulsa World
By P.J. LASSEK AND BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writers
Published: 2/4/20115:35 AM
Last Modified: 2/4/20119:38 PM
As new snow fell on the weary city Friday, Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett pledged a new approach to clear downtown streets, as business owners clamored for their employees to be able to return to work.
Instead of scooping up the snow and trucking it out of the central business district, as crews have been, he said, they are going to plow and push the snow to areas that don’t interfere with traffic.
Trucks will then come in to remove it as they become available, Bartlett said.
“I’ve certainly heard from several people that downtown’s been a problem, and I readily agree,” he said. “City Hall is downtown.”
A lot of the stranded cars and buses have been moved out of the way, allowing for this new approach, Bartlett said.
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