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County Plows Heading Back into Neighborhoods

Published February 11, 2010 at 12:53PM

Arlington’s snow removal crews are heading back into the neighborhoods to finish what they started (and what they did not start) on Monday. From the county’s web site:

Arlington’s snow crews worked overnight following yesterday’s blizzard conditions to clear primary and secondary roadways. Today, trucks are beginning to move into neighborhood streets. The snow operations team will work to prioritize streets that were not plowed or treated following the February 5th storm, but please note crews must pass through and clear some previously plowed streets in order to reach these unplowed streets.

Digging Out, But Not for the Last Time

By ARLnow.com

Published February 11, 2010 at 12:34PM | Updated February 11, 2010 at 1:33PM

Above: A pile of snow nearly reaches to the second floor of an abandoned motel in Crystal City. This was one of the county’s dump sites, described in this post from last night.

With brilliantly clear skies today, and a dry weekend predicted, the roads may actually get fully cleared before Monday, when our next batch of snow is expected to arrive.

The Blizzard at Night: Photos and Video

By ARLnow.com

Published February 10, 2010 at 9:11PM

A group of people were sledding down 14th St. N. in Courthouse tonight, just like they were doing over the weekend.

In Pentagon City, however, most of the people out and about were there strictly out of necessity.

Where the Snow-Filled Dump Trucks Go

By ARLnow.com

Published February 10, 2010 at 8:08PM

A number of people have been wondering: where do those dump trucks — the ones filled with snow scooped up off Wilson Blvd., Clarendon Blvd., Crystal Dr., and other main roads — go after they’ve been filled up? And what happens to all that snow? Now we have an answer.

It turns out the trucks (which have been operating since Friday night) actually are dumping the snow in several parks, parking lots and other county-owned locations, including:

Arlington Schools Closed Rest of the Week

By ARLnow.com

Published February 10, 2010 at 6:45PM | Updated February 10, 2010 at 7:28PM

Update at 7:25 PM – The federal government is closed Thursday.

Update at 6:45 PM – Arlington County government offices, courts, libraries, and recreation facilities will also be closed Thursday. No word on Friday, yet.

Blizzard by the Numbers

By ARLnow.com

Published February 10, 2010 at 5:21PM

Here’s an update on the blizzard statistics we’ve compiled today.

Emergency calls in Arlington, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM:

Arlington Snow Crews Kept on Trucking During Blizzard

By ARLnow.com

Published February 10, 2010 at 3:22PM

Although Alexandria, the District and Montgomery County, Md. stopped plowing during the height of today’s blizzard, Arlington crews kept trucking. County snow removal crews were slowed down due to high winds and low visibility, but they did not stop their effort to keep main roadways passable, according to Department of Environmental Services spokesperson Myllisa Kennedy.

Due to the fact that it will take several days to clear neighborhood roads, the county has decided to suspend trash collection service for the rest of the week. Trash collection will resume Monday.