DPW crews in the Hudson Valley press on after brutal winter storms
Meteorologists say another storm could be approaching next week.
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Department of Public Works crews across the Hudson Valley have been working nonstop this winter, with more snow potentially on the way.
One of the hardest‑hit areas was the Village of Irvington. “Honestly, in my 29 years here, this is one of my worst storms,” said Todd Smith, general foreman for the Irvington DPW. News 12 meteorologists reported the blizzard left 23 inches of snow.
“Vision was very poor. We pulled the small plows off the road for an hour or two just for safety purposes. We have a young, young staff and I didn’t want them on the roads,” Smith said.
Although the snow has stopped for now, crews are shifting to snow removal — a difficult and time‑consuming task. Workers say the season has been challenging, but planning ahead for each storm helps.
“We have different rotating eight‑hour shifts. You know, guys go home, come back in. We work our full shift and then other shifts come in,” said Lamont Radcliff, sanitation foreman for the Mount Vernon Department of Public Works.
Meteorologists say another storm could be approaching next week.
“There’s another storm on the horizon for next week. That one bothers me a little bit, but hopefully spring comes soon,” Smith said.
“We also received 150 tons of salt with more to come because, you know, another storm may be hitting us. We are very much prepared and up for doing the job,” Radcliff said.
