East China’s Jiangsu province took contingency measures during the first snow in the lunar new year so that the snowfall did not disrupt the traffic.
The Jiangsu Provincial Expressway Dispatching and Command Center reported very smooth operation of the expressways across the province, with almost no traces of snow noticeable on the highways.
Smooth traffic is reported across the province with the percentage of smooth road network upgraded from 91.4% to 94.9% except for minor congestion at Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge and the Nanjing section of the Changchun-Shenzhen Expressway.
Traffic management and urban management authorities have contributed to the smooth road network across the province.
Road maintenance workers and police officers stood alert at the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge and the Second Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge to cope with possible emergencies such as snow accumulation.
Ma Xiaodong, Squadron Leader of the Traffic Police Detachment, Jiangbei New District Branch, Nanjing Public Security Bureau
We will monitor the bridge pavement
in real time
If the temperature of the bridge deck
is close to the freezing point
we will contact the bridge maintenance department
in time to throw snowmelting agent
Zhang Jiannan, Leader of the Sanitation and Cleaning Team of Nanjing Xianda Road and Bridge Company
Now the fourth round of snow melting agent
is being pre-sprayed
and we will also use
the temperature measuring gun
to monitor the temperature of the bridge deck
in real time to ensure
that the bridge deck will not freeze
Shen Jie, Foreman of Nanjing Metro Zhonghuamen Station
The track car has been driving
back and forth on the track at night
to avoid snow accumulation on the track
Relevant departments in Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi and Huai'an fought day and night to ensure smooth traffic.
The rescue team of the Jurong County Garden Management Department cleaned up broken branches and fallen trees overnight due to the blizzard.
The urban management and sanitation departments in Jintan District of Changzhou City, Xishan District and Liangxi District of Wuxi City dispatched additional staff, deployed vehicles to remove snow on roads overnight, and laid straw mats at the gates of crowded places such as supermarkets and vegetable markets.
The sanitation department of Huai'an Economic and Technological Development Zone dispatched 6 large sweepers to clean the water on the main road in the city.
Yang Jun, Chief of Maintenance Section of Jintan District Traffic Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd.
We cleaned the ice on all roads
in Jintan District
to ensure safe and smooth traffic flow
Chen Zhongxiang, Driver of Sweeper in Huai'an Economic and Technological Development Zone
The sweeper cleans the water on the road
keeping the road tidy, clean
and free from ice
to ensure safe and smooth travel
