This Week News wrote
Brick streets challenging for city plows
Thursday, January 31, 2008
DAVID J. CROSS
In Columbus there are about 32 miles of brick streets that require special attention when snow falls. Of these areas, Webster estimates, German Village has the most brick streets.
Columbus maintains a fleet of seven enclosed one-person John Deere tractors with a plow attachment to clear snow from brick streets. The plow attachment is kept slightly off the ground to avoid hitting bricks that may not be flush with the ground.
Another step Columbus takes to make sure brick streets aren’t damaged is refraining from salting the streets unless absolutely necessary, Webster said.
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