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Kent outlines winter road priorities, equipment and 24-hour operations at East Hill center
Summary
City officials described how Kent prioritizes plowing and deicing during winter weather, explained the Department Operations Center (DOC) activation, and demonstrated plows, sanders and tracking systems. Officials urged residents to stay home when conditions are dangerous and to give crews room to work.
Mayor opened a city video briefing describing Kent’s winter weather plan and touring priority routes, the Department Operations Center and public works equipment.
The city framed why some steep or long hills are closed during heavy snow, explained how priority 1, 2 and 3 streets are sequenced, and demonstrated plows, sanders and GPS/AVL tracking used to coordinate round-the-clock crews.
The briefing said priority 1 routes — the city’s “lifelines” — are the first roads crews attempt to keep open. Brent Collins, street maintenance supervisor, said examples on the East Hill include James Street and long, steep routes such as 277th; priority 2 routes include generally flat north–south streets such as 116th and Benson; priority 3 roads are the smaller connectors…
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