Winter Storm 2004
24” Snowfall
20 Days of Freezing Rain
Vehicles Sliding off Road
State Highway 26
First Impact of Storm
Pickup Truck Off Side of Road
BIA Route 33
Weather During Storm
Simnasho Fire Hall After Storm
Note Height of Piles of Snow Removed
Simnasho Longhouse
Picture taken Jan 16, 2004
Snowpile at Kahneeta Casino
Parking Lot
Picture taken Jan 16, 2004
Note Height of Snow Pile
Entrance to Golf Pro Shop
Picture taken Jan 20, 2004
Detail of Sign at Entrance to Golf
Pro Shop Kahneeta
Sander and Plow
Carries 7 CuYd. Sanding Material
Cleans 60-100 miles of road per shift
Removes loose snow and sands hazardous areas
Snowplows in Equipment Shed
Sanding Boxes in Shed
Rear View of Dump Truck Plows
Front of Snowplow
Note Rubber Cutting Edge
Detail of Rubber Cutting Edge
Located between Snowplow and Cab of Truck
Two Wheels (One on left and right side of plow)
Wheels to Keep Plow
Above Roadway
BIA Route 24
Well Maintained Paved Road
BIA Route 33
Well Maintained
Aggregate Surface
BIA Route 25
Seekseequa Canyon
Little Snow and Ice
BIA Route 15
Snowplow Removal Only
Over 2” Packed Snow and Ice
(16+ days freezing weather)
BIA Route 7 Snowplow Removal
BIA Route 24
Over 2” Packed Snow and Ice
BIA Route 27
Over 2” Packed Snow and Ice
BIA Route 76
Over 2” Packed Snow and Ice
Steep Grades
Sanding Shed After Storm
Simnasho Cinder Pile
After Storm
BIA Route 4
Cinders in Shoulder Berms
Junction Route 4 + 53
Hollywood and Tenino
Cinders in Melting Berms
BIA Route 16 Paiute Street
Cinders in Melting Berms
on Side of Roadway
Cinders Arriving to Replenish
Stockpile
Cinders Delivered
Outside Shed to Permit Drying
Note: Chain all 6 Wheels
Road Grader
Leaving Shop
to Clear
Roadways
Road Grader Leaving Yard For
Snowplow Operations
Carbide Tipped Cutting Edge
Used to Shave Packed Snow and Ice From Roadways
Grader Removing Packed
Snow and Ice From Junction
Routes 4 + 75
Berm of Shaved Ice
On BIA Route 4
Road Grader
Removing Ice
From Junction
Routes 4 + 53
Note Broken Stop
Sign in Stop Bar
Grader Damage to Paiute Street
BIA Route 16
Road Grader Shaving Ice
Cleans 5-10 miles of road surface per shift
Uses Carbide Tipped Cutting Edge
BIA Route 7 After Ice Shaving
Note Clean Berms
(No Aggregate Loss)
BIA Route 35 School Bus Route
After Ice Shaving
BIA Route 9
1 Day After Ice Shaving
BIA Route 51 Simnasho
After Plowing with Road Grader
BIA Route 51
After Plowing With Road Grader
BIA Route 51 Cul-de-sac After
Plowing With Road Grader
BIA Route 3
4 Days After Plowing
BIA Route 3
4 Days After Plowing
(U-pick Snowmen Parts)
BIA Route 79 Wolfe Point
After Snow Removal
BIA Route 45
After Snow Removal
Junction Routes 45 + 451
After Snow Removal
Entrance Water Treatment Plant
BIA Route 451
After Snow Removal
Backhoe Removing
Snow From Road
Intersection
Backhoe Dumping Snow
Behind Extruded Curb
Unimog Snowplow
Useful in small areas
Snowplow Wheel Unimog
Applied to
intersections and
sidewalks.
Sanding Salt
BIA Facilities Maintenance Plow
and 4WD Pickup
Road Conditions
Before and After
Snow and Ice Removal
BIA Route 1
Packed Snow and Ice
BIA Route 1
After Snow Removal
Charley Canyon Route 20
Packed Snow and Ice
Charley Canyon Route 20
Mostly Melted
Charley Canyon Route 20
After Snow and Ice Thaw
Wolfe Point Route 79
Packed Snow and Ice Ruts
Wolfe Point Route 79
After Ice Removal
Wolfe Point Route 79
Packed Snow and Ice
Wolfe Point Route 79
After Ice Removal
Potholes
After storm freeze thaw cycles, asphalt
fails in form of various potholes due to
expanding water in pavement voids.
Next operation for road maintenance is
cold patching of potholes along paved
routes.
Cold Mix Pile Road Crew Shop
Move Cold Patch into Warm
Shop to Thaw and Heat Up
Potholes Route 53
Patched Pothole Route 53
Potholes Route 53
Junction Hollywood and Tenino Road
Potholes Route 3
Pothole Route 3
Patched Pothole Route 3
Melting Road Breakup
Charley Canyon Route 20
Charley Canyon Muddy Road
After Snow and Ice Melt
Tire Buildup
Charley Canyon
BIA Route 10
Muddy Ruts
High Water Runoff Operations
• Clean Culvert Inlets and ditches of
obstructions to reduce upstream flooding
and damage.
• Sign all hazards to warn public of damaged
roadways.
• Remove signs when damage is repaired.
BIA Route 7
Cleaning Culvert of Ice
Junction Routes 7 and 12
Cleaning Culvert of Ice and Snow
BIA Route 12
Highwater Runoff
BIA Route 7
Driveway Flooding
Setting Traffic Cones on Washed Out
Shoulder Route 7
Completed Cone Placement
Runoff At
Potters Pond Bridge Site
BIA Route 7
Washout of
Guardrail Posts
BIA Route 4
BIA Route 10
Poorly Maintained
Leadoff Ditch
End of Presentation