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Truck-a-palooza
Keepin' it clean
– week 3 –
WELCOME TO WEEK 3!
Welcome to Week 3 of the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works’ Truck-a-Palooza. This week, we’ll take a look at the trucks that keep Lexington’s streets and roads in good condition. The people who drive these trucks work rain, shine or snow to keep Lexington moving.
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Truck-a-Palooza is presented by Lexington Environmental Quality and Public Works
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Street
sweeper
- The street sweeper is used by Streets and Roads to keep the streets clean. This truck has jets that shoot water to keep the dust down, while the spinning brushes under the truck scrub the road and a vacuum picks up dirt and litter.
Explore the inside for the truck from the viewpoint of a driver. Click squares for more information.
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Truck fact:
Street sweepers can cover 26 miles of road in one shift.
Behind the Wheel:
Tracy Ballard
Tracy is a Senior Equipment Operator with the Division of Streets and Roads. Tracy has been with the city for a year, but has operated equipment for 10 years. Tracy says that, though the traffic is sometimes challenging, it’s satisfying to see how clean the streets are when she’s done with a shift. She also enjoys feeling like she’s helping others by doing her job.
When she’s not working, Tracy loves spending time with her three children. She says her family had a lot of fun decorating their yard for Halloween this year.
Street Striper
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street striper
- Street stripers are used by Streets and Roads to paint road lines, yellow curbs, bike lanes, and other street markings. This machine has specialized nozzles for straight, dotted or curved lines.
Truck fact:
The Street Striper puts glass beads on top of the road paint to make it visible in low light conditions.
Behind the Wheel:
Brad Caudell
Brad has worked with Streets and Roads for three and a half years. Before starting with the city, Brad worked in the radio industry. He says he applied to his current job for a change of pace and scenery. Brad has been the paint crew supervisor for a year now.
Outside of work, Brad is very involved in his church and enjoys playing the guitar, piano and drums.
THE SNOW PLOW
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snow plow
- Streets and Roads, Water Quality and Parks and Recreation use snow plows to clear snow off the roads. The bed of the truck is filled with rock salt or brine, and a turning wheel mounted in the back distributes the brine or salt over the road as the snow plow moves.
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Truck fact:
The city is responsible for plowing over 1,420 lane miles of city and county roads.
Behind the Wheel:
Sam Clark
Sam has been with the Division of Streets and Roads for eight years. Over the past few decades, Sam’s mother, father, and two older brothers have all worked with the city. When Sam’s not working on the snow plow crew or the leaf vacuum crew, he’s on the concrete crew. Sam enjoys that he gets to work with his hands and do something different every day with this job.
In his free time, Sam likes to go on long motorcycle rides with his brother.
THE LEAF VACUUM
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leaf vacuum
- Streets and Roads uses leaf vacuums for the once-a-year leaf vacuum collection. The city collects leaves for single-family homes with city waste service.
Truck fact:
A leaf vacuum truck holds about 25 tons of leaves.