Contact:
John Klostermann, Street & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor
563-589-4250, jkloster@cityofdubuque.org
www.cityofdubuque.org
Jan. 23, 2013 - For Immediate Release
Interactive Map Allows Dubuquers to Track Snow and Ice Control Plowing Progress
DUBUQUE, Iowa – With a few months of potential winter weather remaining, the City of Dubuque Public Works Department has launched an online interactive map that allows residents to track live progress of snow and ice control plowing operations on Dubuque streets.
Over the last six years, the Public Works Department first tested and subsequently equipped its 18 plow/deicer trucks and six heavy equipment plows with Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) equipment for internal tracking of vehicle location and speed, spreader settings, and plow usage. This GPS technology is now being used to provide the public with real-time information regarding street plowing progress during and after a winter storm. The public is now able to see which city streets have or have not been plowed in the last four or eight hours, and, as a result, can make informed choices regarding whether to travel and which routes to use.
To access the snow and ice control progress map, visit www.cityofdubuque.org/snow [http://www.cityofdubuque.org/snow] . For more information on snow and ice control, contact the Public Works Department at (563) 589-4250.
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