FARGO (KFGO) – This winter is testing everyone, including the Fargo Public Works Department. Director Ben Dow said street crews have been “extremely busy” clearing and hauling the mounds of snow – and it’s been costly. He said it didn’t help when snow storms hit just days apart last month.
He said over the four days of snow from those two storms, Fargo had about 20 inches of snow, an amount usually spread over a month to a month and a half.
Dow said the city hired 20 to 25 contractor trucks to help handle the mountains of snow that accumulated. That cost the city $20,000 to $25,000 nightly in additional resources. That does not cover city staff, overtime, fuel, and other costs. Dow estimates in the past 20 days, the city has easily spent an additional $400,000 on snow removal. It’s estimated more than 7200 truckloads of snow have been hauled across town so far.
