Portsmouth Patch users question why the roads did not appear to be sanded after two car crashes Tuesday morning.
There's no doubt about it - black ice wrecked havoc on Tuesday's morning commute. Two major accidents occurred after drivers hit black ice on West Main Road, a state highway. One vehicle crashed into a liquor store, while another vehicle struck a tree and landed on its roof. Both drivers were treated for injuries and released from the hospital. Portsmouth Patch users are now questioning if state and local roads were treated Tuesday morning. Here are just a few of the comments from users: "Black Ice might have been a factor"; are you kidding? Black ice was a major widespread issue statewide and the DOT's non-proactive response to it was ludicrous. Don't they monitor the weather? Budget issue??? — David MacBain I was surprised to find no …
The Portsmouth Department of Public Works asks all residents to leave any storm debris as soon as possible on the curb. There will be no schedule released for the collection.
Portsmouth Department of Public Works (DPW) Director David Kehew says he wishes town officials decided on a storm-debris collection plan sooner. "We're in a tough position now," Kehew said Wednesday. "We have our work cut out for us." The Portsmouth Town Council approved a plan Monday evening to pick up fallen trees and branches, more than three weeks after Hurricane Irene brought destruction along the East Coast. The DPW will now be allowed to collect unbundled tree limbs and branches left on the curb, a plan Kehew proposed following the storm. Kehew drafted a press release following the storm that asked residents to leave storm-related debris curbside with a deadline of Sept. 6. While DPW workers were clearing town roads of fallen …
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Pat Williams
5:09 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012
I heard about this while out of State, and wondered why the police who were patrolling didn't notice and call the DPW. That is how it should be set up, nevermind going by the forecast. And nevermind the bloody money. I'm sick of my tax dollars doing everything but what they should. Also, FIX THE ROADS and please pave them SMOOTHLY. Pat in Portsmouth more ›