UPDATE Feb. 10, 2021:
Street Department crews continue to treat roads as necessary, including main arterials, intersections, collector streets and residential areas.
Sanitation crews are running commercial routes today but only if parking lots, which are private property, are clear enough for the trucks to enter, exit and operate safely. Crews are also picking up residential accounts that couldn’t be accessed Monday and Tuesday due to road conditions. If your trash hasn’t been picked up yet, leave your cart at the collection site and it will be picked up as soon as possible.
The Recycle Center is closed and will remain closed until City staff can safely transport collected material to Tulsa.
CityRide is operating today, beginning at 9 a.m.
Adams Golf Club will remain closed until temperatures improve.
Sanitation trucks running as scheduled where conditions allow
City Street Department crews have worked around the clock since Sunday to clear roads and intersections after a winter storm left much of Bartlesville under ice.
“We’re rotating 12-hour shifts to keep as many trucks out as possible at all times and we’ll continue to do that for as long as we need to,” Street Department Supervisor Lance Brown said this morning.
Brown said crews are working in accordance with the City’s Snow and Ice Removal Policy, treating main arterials first, then collector streets and residential areas.
“We’ve been hitting the arterials repeatedly to keep those clear as well as some of the secondary streets. We started working in neighborhoods yesterday. We’ll continue to cover those areas as much as we can,” he said.
Traffic accidents
As of this morning, Bartlesville Police Department officers have responded to 15 traffic accidents since Sunday. Police officials say the accidents reported have primarily been vehicles sliding off the roadway and that no fatalities had occurred. The department responded to 14 stranded motorists calls as well.
BPD Capt. Jay Hastings cautioned everyone who can to stay inside due to the icy conditions — not only involving streets but sidewalks and driveways as well.
“There have been several ambulance calls since Sunday due to people falling on the ice,” Hastings said. “We are encouraging everyone to stay inside as much as possible. The sidewalks and driveways are still extremely slick and should be avoided if possible.”
Trash collection
Sanitation crews are running trash routes as normally scheduled, where conditions allow. Public Works Director Keith Henry said any trash that isn’t picked up due to road conditions will be picked up as soon as streets are clear enough to do so.
“If you live on a steep incline, we may not be able to get to you today, but we are trying,” Henry said. “If we don’t get it today, just leave it out and we’ll try to get it tomorrow.”
Recycle Center, CityRide, Adams Golf Club closed
- Adams Golf Club is closed and will remain closed until temperatures improve.
- The City Recycle Center, located at 10th Street and Virginia Avenue, is also closed until conditions improve.
- CityRide, the City’s public transit system, is not operating today due to road conditions.
All other City services and facilities are operating as normally scheduled. For more information about the City’s practices during inclement weather or to view the Snow and Ice Removal Policy, see www.cityofbartlesville.org.