The Big Dig: Facing the Aftermath of Wednesday's Storm in Lawrence

The Merrimack Valley is still digging out from under the snow that hit the region this past Wednesday, right along with many other Massachusetts communities. The City of Lawrence has had an especially tough time clearing streets and sidewalks, according to an article out today.

Lawrence received about 20 inches of snow and had 13 public works crews battling the intense storm, along with 63 private contractors.

Budget cuts rolled into the city over the past year as a sign of the troubling economic times, resulting in fewer public works employees.

Residents voiced frustrations that the snow-covered streets had been significantly narrowed by towering snowdrifts from the storm and created “impassable” roadways in general.  Vehicles were fishtailing and spinning out yesterday afternoon still on the snowy, slushy streets.

In response to the countless complaints that were phoned in following the storm, Mayor William Lantigua called on private plow drivers to submit applications to his office in order to work for the city.

Governor Patrick lifted the state of emergency yesterday that Massachusetts had been under since about 12:00pm on Wednesday. Thankfully, there were no major car accidents on the roadways during the storm and in the hours of plowing after the last flake fell.  Many Massachusetts residents decided to play it safe and stay at home on Wednesday, which clearly helped officials in the majority of the state to clear the roadways. 

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