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In an attempt to combat the more than sixinch accumulation of snowfall yesterday, the University's maintenance department and Lawrence's Street Department dispatched several crews of men to the hazardous and slick streets of the city and campus.
"The Snow Patrols," dumped more than 300 tons of sand and calcium in an effort to loosen snow for road graders.
The most troublesome areas on campus are the hills of Naismith Drive to Jayhawk Boulevard; Mississippi St, behind the Kansas Union and Sunflower Road, below Watson Library, said Leo Ousdahl, assistant director of KU's physical plant.
The University usually needs nearly 125 tons of sand and calcium to treat the streets of Mount Oread. "It usually takes several hours," Ousdahl said, "to treat the campus during heavy storms. Sometimes we work a full day and into the night if we need to."
Arnold Wiley, foreman of the City Street Department, said, "We had trucks out at 7 a.m. this morning. First the snow and slush was bladed from the streets and followed by 200 to 300 tons of sand, salt and calcium."
Every load of sand the city dumps, is mixed with 5 tons of salt and 80 pounds of calcium. Wiley said, "Thoroughfares and hills are most important to treat first."
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