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Committee holds bill requiring DPWT snow removal operations reporting after members seek amendments
Summary
CB-12-2025 would require the Department of Public Works and Transportation to issue operational reports for snow events; committee members and the department agreed to work on amendments and hold the bill for a week.
Council member Burrows sponsored CB-12-2025, which would add a new section (26-157.02) to Subtitle 26 (Vehicles and Traffic) to require the Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) to report on snow removal operations and communications strategies. The committee discussed the measure on March 13, 2025, then voted to hold the bill for additional edits negotiated with the administration.
The proposed section defines operational levels by snowfall: modified operations for 2–4 inches, full operations for more than 4 inches (multi-day plowing), and a blizzard level requiring heavy equipment. It also defines primary county roadways (major highways), secondary roadways (connecting roads) and…
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