Anchorage Shatters Snowfall Record, Crews Keep Streets Moving

0:00It's April 2nd, from your city to your ears. This is Anchorage News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Anchorage just shattered its January snowfall record this winter, dropping way more snow than ever before, across much of Alaska. Street maintenance director Paul Van Lanningham says, the crew nailed the first plows after back-to-back storms, but they've been hauling snow piles. Every single day since January 5th, with just a couple weekends off. In a typical year, they let the rest melt naturally, but this time roads got so jammed and narrow that they had to keep at it to keep traffic. Moving, widening streets stay top priority, and now that's finally easing up, no more blowing snow back into yards after this week. Folks in the city that was super tied navigation through all that build-up, making everyday drives a real hassle, but the team's response kept. Things from grinding to a halt. They've trucked most of it to municipal snow dumps, including a big new one in West Anchorage that holds a ton.

1:00Plenty of space left there. Engineered smart, so no flood worries, though it won't melt quick with the cold hanging on. Next up, they're clearing ice from storm drains to avoid backups, then patching the potholes that always pop after a winter like this, keeping the streets solid as spring creeps in.