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Author: Wiktoria Hańczyc | Publish date: 05 December 2019

Winter maintenance of the city

05 December 2019, Author: Wiktoria Hańczyc

Winter action, in accordance with the agreement concluded with the Municipal Services Company in Ełk Sp. z o. o. includes the mechanical and manual removal of snow and slippery from the roadway and pedestrian routes.

The total area for winter maintenance, compared to last year will increase by 7 000 m2 and will be 873 229 m2 of the urban areas covered by the contract.

The city's budget for the winter action is planned for pln 1,663,900 (it covers the period: December 2019 to the end of March 2020 and November 2020) and is higher by PLN 52.5 thousand. (than last year).

The most important costs are incurred every year for the removal of mechanical and manual snow, slippery from the roadway and pedestrian strings, as well as to replenish stocks of sand and salt.

In order to ensure the passability of urban roads during this period, depending on traffic and the location of institutions important to the safety of residents, the city area is divided into three zones of order for the removal of slippery and snow removal.

During this period, PUK will have the following equipment: solar, 3-ma ploughs, 6-year-old tractors with ploughs and 4-ma spreaders for sand sprinklers, two quad vehicles equipped with ploughs and two chargers.

The action will be carried out 24 hours a day.

Let us remember that individual owners or property managers are also responsible for combating slipperiness and snow removal of adjacent land.

Particular attention should also be paid to the excess snow on the roofs of buildings, which in the case of thawing causes the formation of overhangs and ice ploda threatening passers-by and vehicles.

Comments on the snow removal of the city can be reported:
1) to Przedsiębiorstwo Usług Komunalnych Sp. z o. o. in Ełk (tel. 87 610 44 54)
2) to the Municipal Office of the Municipal Property Department of the Ełk City Council (tel. 87 723 62 44)
3) City Guard in Ełk (986)

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