From Mayor Finch:
Public Works Department to Demonstrate GPS Snow Plow Tracking Program
Mayor Bill Finch will join Director of Public Facilities Charles M. Carroll in a live demonstration of the City’s GPS Vehicle Tracking Program during a press event on Thursday, Jan. 6 at 12:30 p.m., at the Emergency Operations Center, 581 No. Washington Ave., Bridgeport.
City snow plows are fitted with GPS tracking units in order to assist Public Works department supervisors in tracking the snow plows as they move throughout the City.
“Our GPS tracking program is an invaluable tool in helping the City increase the efficiency of our snow plow drivers, and allows us to track the truck’s progress during a snowstorm,” said Charles Carroll, Director of Public Facilities.
Weather reports call for another snowstorm to begin sometime late Thursday night, early Friday morning and continue through the day Friday.
WHERE: Emergency Operations Center, 581 No. Washington Avenue., Bridgeport CT
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 6 at 12:30 p.m.
The GPS system has never plowed a street. Instead of wasting money on this BS we should have sent a bunch of plow drivers to school where they can learn how to plow.
I am not trying to be a wise-ass here but there is such a thing as plow school and I think it would be cost-effective to send people there. For example:
2 experienced plow drivers working in tandem could have plowed my street in 2 passes 1 up and 1 down and not spend 45 minutes on my street trying to do what experienced, trained drivers could have done in 10 minutes.
The enforcement of alternate side parking is important. Parking enforcement plays a big role in getting the streets plowed. The population’s lack of cooperation with the city’s effort is the biggest problem. I hope the GPS system will help spread the plows out more evenly but their effectiveness will still be limited by people leaving their cars in the road for days after a storm with no response from parking enforcement.
LOL! ha, ha, ha … you have got to be kidding me … I was just in Bridgeport and the streets are a disaster … again … still … GPS … ha, ha, ha …