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CCT Bridge Clearing #Blizzard2016
Montgomery Parks staff clearing bridge over River Road on the Capital Crescent Trail.
Posted by Montgomery Parks on Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Montgomery Parks on Tuesday continued plowing and removing snow from its portion of the Capital Crescent Trail, a new responsibility for the department that has pleased many trail users and bicycle commuters.
One trail user tweeted that the snow removal efforts meant Montgomery County is “setting the standard for treating bike commuters like real people.”
Last winter was the first time Montgomery Parks took on the task of clearing snow and ice from its 3.5-mile portion of the trail, which runs from Bethesda Avenue to the Washington, D.C., line. In the past, the section of the trail would remain covered in snow and ice for weeks.
With more than 25 inches of snow having fallen over the weekend, Parks has been busy over the last few days.
Crews worked overnight Saturday into Sunday. Much of the trail still had thin layers of snow and ice that had been packed down by trail users. Parks said that by Monday evening, the trail had been plowed from Bethesda Avenue to the River Road bridge.
On Tuesday morning, crews began plowing the River Road bridge, video of which can be seen above. Reports from trail users showed snow remaining on the D.C. side of the trail. The National Park Service is responsible for that section of the trail.
The trail from Bethesda east to Silver Spring isn’t hard surface, meaning it can’t be plowed.
Photo via Seth Pollack/Facebook
CCT has been plowed from Bethesda Ave. to River Rd. Bridge. Pls. use caution #CCTSnow pic.twitter.com/UkAyJ2O7qY
— Montgomery Parks (@MontgomeryParks) January 25, 2016
Thanks, @MontgomeryParks, for working to keep the #CapitalCresentTrail clear during #snowzilla pic.twitter.com/a6Uk94JzLj
— CCT Coalition (@CCTreports) January 24, 2016
