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After 31‑inch storm, Brockton officials say equipment shortfalls, stalled vehicles and late travel‑ban compliance slowed cleanup
Summary
DPW and public‑safety officials reviewed the city's response to a 31‑inch winter storm, citing extreme intensity (3–4 in./hr), a historical snowpack and an equipment shortfall versus 2019 inventories. Commissioners recommended targeted capital purchases, re‑building contractor rosters and stricter enforcement of travel and parking rules.
DPW Commissioner Patrick Hill told the finance committee that Brockton received a historic storm (31 inches) in which intense snowfall rates and high winds produced a volume of snow that far exceeded typical operational capacity. He said crews achieved passable arterial roads within roughly 36 hours, helped by state‑provided combination plows, but that the event exposed a gap between present equipment and the heavier machinery —…
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