VDOT Cleared Major Roads but Ignored Neighborhoods – Time to Complain?
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Anonymous
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I wanted to share an observation and see if anyone else is experiencing the same issue. It appears that VDOT has done a thorough job clearing all the major roads after the recent snowstorm, but they haven't touched the neighborhoods yet, including my area. I drove around today, and there were no plows in sight, giving the impression that they've finished their operations.
Is anyone else noticing this in their neighborhood? Should we start reaching out to VDOT to express our concerns or is there typically a delay in clearing the smaller streets that we should just wait out? Any advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated! |
Anonymous
| YESSS |
Anonymous
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No.
It is not time to complain Make some coffee, open some wine and enjoy this special time with your kids. They will be teenagers before you know it and won't want to hang out with you. Soon, you will miss the snow day days. |
Anonymous
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In our area when I was driving earlier today it was variable. Some neighborhoods were clear, some a mess.
On another thread someone posted the VDOT plow map. Looked like all area neighborhoods were "assigned," and to which plowing company varied. I would not be surprised if speed of getting things odne and quality varied wildly by company and individual driver. My particular neighborhood has been well plowed for most of our long time living there - I think we just have a good company/person assigned to us. Nearby neighborhoods are not so lucky. |
Anonymous
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According to VDOT, they have 4 days from the end of the storm to clear roads. So, I would say you can start complaining Friday.
And no, even what I would call a "major" road in my neighborhood has not been touched. |
Anonymous
| They are working their asses off, and your problems are first world. |
Anonymous
Open some wine at 2:45 on a Tuesday? |
Anonymous
DP Why not? Our neighborhood is similar to yours OP. It’s like that during most storms since we moved here 15 years ago. |
Anonymous
This is how it generally works. You start with major roads and arterials that impact the most amount of people, then secondary roads, then work your way into the neighborhoods. If you want it done more quickly, you can lobby to have more personnel hired, and more equipment purchased, but that comes at a cost. |
Anonymous
| I live in McLean (22101) and the neighborhoods haven’t been plowed at all. |
Anonymous
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Our neighborhood in Lorton has been ploughed a few times and the neighbors have all been out today cleaning off the sidewalks again. Buses could definitely make it in our neighbood now. We even got mail today. But I'm sure there are plenty of neighborhoods that haven't seen a plow yet and don't have neighbors out there cleaning off culdesac streets and such.
I'm 95 percent sure schools will be closed again tomorrow. I could see them going back Thursday. |
Anonymous
| They've issued a press release. Schools will remain closed until every sidewalk is pristine. |
Anonymous
| Of course neighborhood roads come after main roads. Did you even go to vdot’s website before whining here? They will take at least 72 hours after the storm ends to make neighborhood roads passable. That’s friday morning. You can see their map to find where plows are. |
Anonymous
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We've lived here 35 years. This is all normal operating procedure for after a snow. Same old, same old. The PP is correct. The sidewalks have to be absolutely clean with not one speck of snow or ice on them. Then school can resume. |
Anonymous
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While you are drinking wine, your kids can do more productive things. https://www.fcps.edu/snow-day-and-winter-break-activities-all-ages |