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The City of Memphis is using all of its available resources to improve road conditions, but low temperatures are hindering those efforts. Here’s the city’s priority roads for snow plowing and treatment Olive Branch declares state of emergencyRelated stories:
Memphis Public Works Director Robert Knecht said people should stay off the roads because ice accumulation will make it difficult for the city to continue clearing streets Thursday.
The City of Memphis is getting more than $100 million from the state to improve water infrastructure.
“We have been dealing with tires for a very long time, and it is a major epidemic in our community,” said council member Rhonda Logan, who chaired the city’s Blight and Illegal Dumping Task Force.
The inspections come amid reports of no air conditioning as summer temperatures reach dangerous levels this week.
Mayor Jim Strickland has been dropping hints about his budget proposal that include more of the unexpected adjustments the city budget has taken over the past two years because of the pandemic.
Potholes are popping up in the aftermath of last week’s ice and snow, but the City of Memphis has a plan in place to handle them.
With temperatures remaining below freezing, the city is using snow equipment it has only used one other time in the past eight years. And when snow removal begins, the city warns the snow is likely to go on sidewalks and other property that is not the responsibility of public works.
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