西雅图交通局举行年度铲雪车演练：上千英里主干道优先通往医院学校
在华盛顿州金县西雅图市，西雅图交通局11月2日至3日开展年度铲雪车演练，检验设备、确保铲雪车司机熟悉各自路线，为冬季风雪提前做准备。
交通局在11月2日发布的官方博客中表示，演练期间，铲雪车司机将沿预先确定的全市主干道网络行驶，模拟真实降雪与结冰天气下的清雪路线；市政府其他部门的专业人员同步确保各维修站点的车辆、设备与物资到位。
交通局表示，全市实行全天候天气监测，降雪前会对主要主干道进行预处理、防止路面结冰；超过1000英里车道的最关键路线将优先清雪，这些路线通往医院、学校、应急服务机构与收容所，风雪过后最多可能需要12小时才能全部清完。
交通局代理局长 Angela Brady 表示，工作人员全年都在为冬季风暴做准备，这次演练是其中的一环，目的是让工作人员在真正的冬季天气到来前完成练习。
（来源：西雅图交通局）
Seattle DOT Runs Annual Snow Plow Drills: 1,000-Plus Lane Miles to Hospitals and Schools Prioritized
In Seattle, King County, Washington, the Seattle Department of Transportation conducted its annual snow plow training exercise on November 2 and 3, testing equipment and making sure plow drivers know their routes ahead of winter weather.
In a November 2 post on its official blog, the department said drivers would travel a pre-identified network of arterial streets across the city during the exercise, following the routes they would clear during and after a real snow and ice storm, while other city specialists made sure vehicles, equipment and supplies were in place at maintenance facilities.
The department said it monitors weather around the clock and pre-treats major arterials before snow begins to prevent ice from forming. More than 1,000 lane miles of the city's most critical routes, serving hospitals, schools, emergency services and shelters, are prioritized for plowing, and clearing them all can take up to 12 hours after a storm break.
Acting Director Angela Brady said crews prepare for winter storms year-round and the exercise is one part of that work, giving staff practice before real winter weather arrives.
(Source: Seattle Department of Transportation)
来源：西雅图交通局
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图片来源：图：积雪道路清雪作业（资料图）。Amanda Sweeney 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Snow clearing on a snowbound road (file photo). By Amanda Sweeney, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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