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I’ve lamented about our roads in the past, so I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been very impressed with the Calhoun County DOH this winter. Our roads have been well cared for – treated and plowed – during a winter when we’ve had more than enough snow.

But then this week, the snow plows vanished. It’s almost like “where’s Waldo” except it’s where’s the snow plow?

This is an paved road that hasn’t seen a snow plow since sometime Sunday night I believe. It’s slightly wider than a single lane and if anyone comes the other way, you have to scoot over into 6-8 inches of snow and pray you don’t get stuck.

This is the gravel road that I live on. Doesn’t look much different than that paved road, huh? Funny thing is, this is a single lane by design yet the road conditions are identical to that two lane paved road.

I understand not plowing the gravel roads on a regular basis. But the paved roads have a lot more traffic. What’s up with that?

Our county has about 600 miles of roads broken down into two categories – primary and secondary. Yes, this particular paved road is considered a “secondary” road meaning it isn’t a first priority. The secondary roads are cared for after the primary roads (main arteries) are deemed in good shape, however a few cinders after 4 days of nothing would be nice. Sometimes I think the DOH adds a third category – irrelevant.

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