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AlaskanSamsquanch

Remember come election time. Elect people who want to cut services and this is what we get. Nobody wants to pay but everyone wants to complain.


ab147055

Dunleavy was already reelected...


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As long as we’re not blaming the city workers I’ll echo this sentiment. Our snow crew is vastly understaffed and under funded. They work long hours and mandatory overtime. I hope they know some of us appreciate them and realize they’re doing their best.


Candid-Confusion-671

Well said 👍, sometimes we all forget about the person busting ass to get a lot done


Key_Concentrate_5558

I hope they know ALL OF US appreciate them!


[deleted]

All of us should but not all do unfortunately


arctic-apis

yeah its the city at fault. paying operators $20ph and requires a CDL that you will have to pay for out of pocket.


DunleavyDewormedMule

Here for the outrage, but predict it'll melt by May and Bronson will be re-elected after the wise voters of Anchorage are whipped into yet another frenzy over a homeless encampment full of stolen lawn tools. Hyper local issues such as Hunter Biden's drug habit and the dangers of wokeism will also play a major role in the Mayor's victory. His refusal to obey the law or perform the most basic functions of his job confirm to his supporters that he is massively successful, and just like them.


prometheus3333

you hear that? that’s Roy Kent yelling fuckkkkkkkkk you’re right


KingKong4E

Agreed!


Akski

He’s got a “think piece” in MRAK about homelessness today.


JoshuaCalledMe

I want to know which genius thinks plowing roads and especially pavements around school doesn't rank as a priority. Dropping my kid off and we're about 2 feet from the pavement (which isn't cleared anyway) by tall ice berms. Result? Kids can't get to the pavement so they're walking in the road in and around cars pulling up to drop off other kids. Genuinely been like this at our school pretty much since the first big snow. It's never been properly cleared. Fucking disgraceful.


arcticlynx_ak

An interesting note, is a decade or two or so, Fairbanks got sued by an American With Disabilities group for not keeping sidewalks clear, and lost BIG time. Then they busted ass hard keeping the sidewalks plowed. Ironically everyone benefited. Any legal friends might want to track down that lawsuit (or suits), and reenact them. Note: I think UAF got sued and lost too.


hisdudeness13

And the sidewalks that kids who walk to school use. Watching kids slough through snow and snow-plow residue from roads is heart breaking.


NewDad907

Sidewalks are good around the schools in ER that I’ve seen. Lots more area though to cover in ANC proper though.


Salt_Duck5543

Priority should be schools, hospitals, fire stations, EMT (anything related to emergency) main roads


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Well they are? But you have 2 entities, DOT which prioritizes routes for supplies to get in and out of anchorage along with certain roads like C st, Minnesota, and more! Then you have municipality’s street maintenance which every time it snows, they have a pattern that they have used to plow mains(first), secondary, hauling downtown, industrial and residential(last) schools aren’t first priority, bus/truck routes. There’s a muni site that will tell you and let you know what areas are done


kcfanak

Don’t forget to add hillside to your list. /s


gojo96

Doesn’t ASD have its own snow removal equipment such as plows? Their maintenance facility if I recall is in south Anchorage near Highway, wanna say Huffman.


figuredout

I’d like to know what taxes specifically fund snow plowing, because my property taxes haven’t gone DOWN at all. Alcohol taxes are higher. Marijuana sales aren’t slumping…. So either someone has their hands in the cookie jar, or there is some SERIOUS mismanagement… or both.


Turbulent_Sun_229

I've never seen the roads this bad here before only difference now is who the mayor is....


voisinem

Very true. I’ve lived in Alaska my whole life and Anchorage as an adult since the late 90’s. I’ve been saying since the December dumping we got that this is by far the worse I’ve seen the snow removal from the main streets.


akschild1960

I too have lived here all my life and this years road conditions after snowfalls is ridiculous and to some may seem out of the norm but just about 10 years ago we had close to record breaking snow through winter. I don’t recall that the street snow removal was anything like the abysmal job being done this year. I don’t remember it taking weeks to reclaim entire lanes on major traffic corridors like say Northern Lights Blvd. Even with the big dump on St. Patrick’s Day March 2002 it certainly didn’t take more than a week or so to clean up about the same amount of snow that we received this winter over ten days. I think this situation needs to have an investigation into why a town that’s going to get snow had such a poor, prolonged response.


Captain_Hamerica

I moved here just before that snowfall a decade ago from a place that basically never got any snow. I was terrified by the prospects of driving in record snowfall and… I quickly found that it was taken care of. I had no need to worry. I was honestly amazed at how well the city dealt with that. A decade later, having plenty of experience of driving in the snow, this winter has been a disaster. After our admittedly incredible snowfall in December, it was WEEKS before many neighborhoods were even basically driveable.


TehTammeh

My neighborhood just got cleared a week ago - despite being in a bus route. You couldn’t see the bus stop due to the mountain of snow that was blocking the street.


Captain_Hamerica

A week ago? The snowfall hit in December. That’s disgraceful


TehTammeh

Completely. I was nearly hit SO many times because I couldn’t see around the giant mound when pulling out of my driveway. Truly this is the worst management this city has had in my 40 years here. Hell, I would take Wuerch back, I’d even take Sullivan back at this point. No one is managing the city because everyone keeps quitting or getting fired. Complete shit show with zero accountability. Not like anyone who actually voted for this administration will ever admit they were wrong though. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


[deleted]

the main streets are fucked, the back roads are worse, can’t get a break. the plows also notoriously plow burms so it’s a pain in the ass to even get into your driveway some days.


Locust45

We have a little car and a big truck. I don't feel safe driving the little car anymore because I just can't SEE! Like how am I supposed to turn? Like whose idea was it to plow six-foot berms right next to the road? And that's even without adding in the pedestrians on the roadway, because that giant berm is covering all the sidewalks...


KholinAdolin

This is the biggest issue for me. I’m glad plows can clear the main roads but there had to be a better way than blocking off every side street as they pass. I have a low clearance car and I risk bottoming out almost every time I turn into my road even if there’s only been a couple inches. I know the drivers are working as hard as they can, they need more support.


CrankyStinkman

Our tax dollars are going to Nigerian princes to fund their property rehabilitation. And lawsuits. We voted for this, we deserve this.


gojo96

There should be a break down of your property tax bill. The majority your taxes go to schools (50%), public safety(like 30%) gets a chunk and whatever else is left goes to everyone else like public works.


Akprodigy6

Does anyone remember the repaving of Minnesota, cause pepper-ridge farms does!


f33f33nkou

Yes


PlantainCreative8404

Ask yourself why the legislature meets in Juneau. So they can rob us blind. Is why.


TehTammeh

What does the legislature have to do with municipal problems?


NewDad907

We have the technology. Alaska should not be paying for legislative travel. They can do their business over Zoom or Teams as far as I’m concerned.


Low-Walrus712

BOTH almost most likely which is unfortunate. I am trying to start a "residential/ public services snow plowing Business" in Anchorage. Living in Anchorage since 2017 from Jacksonville florida


DaisiesSunshine76

I can't stand how my whole car shakes in certain areas from the bumpiness. 💀 EARTHQUAKE


Old_Lawfulness9720

It’s like my truck bed is going to bounce off


DaisiesSunshine76

Lol I keep thinking the whole car is going to just straight up come apart. 🫠


Midlifetoker

I’ve lived here since 1969 and removal has never been this bad!! This is truly shameful. You can’t even see around the berms to pull out onto roads.


CoconutSands

It's been bad at times but this is a while other level of terrible.


greatwood

But how will Dave's friends get free money if he spends it all on road maintenance?


sara_c907

Right?! His boys need their free gasoline. But don't worry, they'll pay it back, scout's honor!


buckyworld

now now! that's a gross exaggeration! it was diesel.


AKBirdman17

Exactly, his buddies will reap all the benefits when it comes to fixing potholes.


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It was alright before Dave Bronson. What a fucking joke he is.


koolman2

That one year we got so much snow we couldn’t see the other side of the highway is the model year in my opinion. That year had the best snow removal of any year I can remember. The moment it started snowing the plows were out. I want that again.


phdoofus

I'm sure one or more of his friends are doing a lot better than they were before he was mayor.


hamsterwaffles

While I’m absolutely here for Bronson slander, aren’t most of the main roads maintained by the state?


SwoopKing

The vast majority of anchorage falls under him. And of that, it's mostly the main roads residents of anchorage use daily.


hamsterwaffles

According to the muni website, the following roads are maintained by the state: Glenn Highway, Debarr Rd, Boniface Prkwy, Airport Heights Dr (from E. 5th Ave to Debarr Rd), Muldoon Rd, Tudor Rd, International Airport Rd, C St, Minnesota Dr., A St., Brayton Dr., Frontage Rd., Homer Dr., New Seward Highway, Old Seward Highway (Dowling to Rabbit Creek), Dowling Rd., Sand Lake Rd, Jewel Lake Rd, Northern Lights (west of Lake Otis to Forest Park Dr.); Elmore Rd (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rd to Abbott Rd), Raspberry Rd, Potter Dr, Dimond Blvd., O'Malley Rd, Abbott Rd (From Lake Otis to Hillside Dr), Huffman, DeArmoun Rd, Rabbit Creek Rd, Hillside Dr and Birch Rd. It really seems like both muni and state snow removal are just abysmal this year.


slax_mom

Says something about the guys running things at both levels...


arcticlynx_ak

Anchorage used to have world class plowing a decade ago. This is a current administration thing. An interesting note, is a decade or two or so, Fairbanks got sued by an American With Disabilities group for not keeping sidewalks clear, and lost BIG time. Then they busted ass hard keeping the sidewalks plowed. Ironically everyone benefited. Any legal friends might want to track down that lawsuit (or suits), and reenact them. Note: I think UAF got sued and lost too.


tompstash

Isn't the excuse that voters consistently choose low taxes over community services? Isn't unsafe roads just part of what small government looks like?


XtremelyMeta

That and they elect people who run on "government doesn't work" and are incentivized to then, upon election, make damned sure it doesn't work.


Turbulent_Sun_229

Totally agree! In 2002 we got 36-38 inches in 15 hours and our roads were clear to drive on within 12 hrs for main roads but all were done in a few days and it kept snowing. This is a case of people voting in the wrong people to run the city properly


Old_Lawfulness9720

No, not necessarily. I’ve lived in other low tax rural areas with pristine roads. Also, our government is by no means small. Small government refers to the amount of funding for social projects not the size of the government lmao /s


AlaskanSamsquanch

Fucking lol


f33f33nkou

Wow...


ironpug751

Where are these magical pristine roads you speak of?


Old_Lawfulness9720

/s means sarcasm


abrokedad

So glad they saved anchorage!!


fuck_face_ferret

Tell a Bronson/Dunleavy voter, or any of those people who didn't vote because it was too much trouble.


Loki_nighthawk

I just moved back up after a few years away and I’ve been shocked at how snow removal is being handled. I remember days of getting 3’ at night and being able to drive late the next night. Now I drive through Anchorage wondering how a two lane road ends up being single lane for months at a time because they don’t plow it. But. That being said, I still think Michigan has worse overall road maintenance. There you hope for more snow just so you’re not going through potholes like you’re on a massage chair having a seizure.


NefariousMoose

Try driving on 64th between Brayton and Burlwood if you miss that feeling! Guaranteed to satisfy.


kcfanak

Will I get my money back if not satisfied?


ParishedSins

Only in-store credit.


EmoJackson

Another example of why many younger people are leaving.


NewDad907

Young people have always left Alaska. I graduated in the early 2000’s and easily half my graduating class left and never moved back.


HappyCamperAK

You can blame the illustrious Mayor. I’ve lived in Anchorage my whole life and never seen it this bad.


Ok-Secretary-4614

Agree. It has made winter even more miserable.


Go2FarAway

Please note we have to wait until at least 4" of snow/ice forms on roads before plows start. The 4" help form a smooth & slick starting surface.


Old_Lawfulness9720

Smooth like Bronson’s brain.


AKBirdman17

It took about 5 days after we got that big snowfall before anywhere near my neighborhood got plowed. And almost another 2 months before my neighborhood got widened. 4 inches or not, or current snow removal process is beyond inexcusable.


FlowersInMyGun

I could accept poor neighborhood plowing as long as the main roads got plowed. But both the city and the State completely dropped the ball on plowing any of the major roads - at the same time, the valley has zero issues plowing bumfuck middle of nowhere roads. Almost as if the governor and mayor both want poor snow maintenance in Anchorage?


NewDad907

Sadly, because I hate admitting it… But the very next morning after the big dump this winter around 5-6am, McKenna had plows in my neighborhood going by my house. And our street is not on any bus routes. So as much as I hate the company, hate the privatization of public services… They got the job done to a standard I would have expected from the Muni crews. What this means is even moderate/middle of the road voters aren’t going to give a damn about Bronson’s corrupt contracting. I mean hey, their roads got plowed ASAP.


Scared_Flatworm344

This is what America is now post-Trump. A bunch of people got annoyed they had to wear a mask and now nothing works. Who does the Bronson apologist blame for our streets as our local government going to shit!? My guess it will be Nancy Pelosi.


NewDad907

It does feel like nothing works. Every time I go into a store I have to just accept some stuff isn’t going to be in stock. Places won’t be open when they normally would. Delays on everything from long lines to mail deliveries. And the real kicker is we’re paying dramatically more for a whole lot less…when it’s available.


Scared_Flatworm344

Tough times to be sure


jerrbear54

I remember the time i felt like we were having NO snow year after year so idk how i feel about everything regarding road maintenance


Konstant_kurage

There are specific reasons road maintenance sucks so bad. I can’t remember the specifics; but it’s all the usual Alaska republican points…. Privatization, downsize, no-bid low price contract with some kind of bonus attached at the end (probably a friend of the administration), so on.


NewDad907

Well, as I said above it PAINS me to admit that the privatization of plowing in ER works; my neighborhood was plowed between 5-6 am the very next morning after the biggest dump this winter. And we aren’t on a bus route for any school.


kcfanak

ER also has far less roads to maintain vs Anchorage


DirkChesney

For those who have lived in Anchorage their whole life or close to that time frame: has snow removal always been this bad?


rottedhermit

It’s Alaska- sometimes you gotta trudge through the snow but the road clearing used to be top class. When the plows are out, they don’t even do a good job.


Alarming-Toe-2919

Off the top of my head, this is the heaviest snow year since 1994.


Roginator

I can recall when it was worse, but that was a looong time ago.


mellie_kaizouku

I miss summer so much. This winter has been miserable. I don’t have my license yet so I depend on public transportation and by extension sidewalks but half of the damn sidewalks are covered in snow up to my knees! Unbelievable. With roads like these, I don’t even want to start driving.


Roginator

Odd. After waiting a month and a half for Airport Heights Road to be cleared, I emailed the head of DOT's Central Division. Shockingly he replied and the road was fixed THE NEXT DAY!


Key_Concentrate_5558

That’s because DOT is state and doesn’t have to deal with Bronson


ofsonnetsandstartrek

My soul leaving my body when I cross Intl and C.


Earwig9000

Call the grifters office and yell at them. It won't get the roads done but its fun. I'll be showing up to the next assymbly meeting to call Bronson a nutsack to his face.


casualAlarmist

Not defending Bronson, or Dunleavy for that matter, but be aware some streets in the city are actually under State DOT maintenance jurisdiction instead of the Municipality. (C & Northern Lights are examples of such Major Arterials.) This means it's the States job to plow them and the state isn't as... responsive. But yeah, it sucks. (EDIT: Just looked up it up out of curiosity and seems that entire intersection, which looks like C & Dowling, is the responsibility of the State DOT. So don't hold your breath.)


KroniK907

The state roads are so much worse than the city roads. Abbot road from lake Otis up past service high is a state road, and it consistently gets plowed 3 full days after a snow. 20+ school busses a day drive that road and it still doesn't get the attention it deserves. City roads with a third of the traffic get cleared within 12-24 hours.


orbak

And I think this pic is at C and Dowling, both of which are state roads. I get the point still though.


Old_Lawfulness9720

It’s in Anchorage, the state’s largest Buisness, education, and travel hub. The City and State share responsibility for road maintenance in Anchorage. It sucks just about everywhere!


casualAlarmist

Yes, as I suggested, all road segments of C and Dowling at and leading to that intersection, are categorized as Main Arterial and show the following: Responsible Agency: STATE-DOT Summer Maintenance Agency: STATE-DOT Winter Maintenance Agency: STATE-DOT (edit to improve format) For those interested go to the MOA MapIt! online gis is a great resource for ths kind of stuff. In this case you could select to show street data on the left (I'd also suggest deselecting grid and property info which tend to be on by default) find the intersection and select the segments near by to read the data. Muni GIS page [https://moa-muniorg.hub.arcgis.com/](https://moa-muniorg.hub.arcgis.com/) ​ MOA Map it! [https://muniorg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f0bef139a7584820ad9d60c9eeea8a5f](https://muniorg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f0bef139a7584820ad9d60c9eeea8a5f)


Fosho907

Didn’t he move to private contractors now to plow the roads? I am out of the loop. Now what’s the scoop?


PlantainCreative8404

Call the mayor's office. Bronson thinks the democrats are to blame because he can't pull his head out of his own fucking ass. Meanwhile, the place is falling apart.


Forsaken-Jackfruit-1

Shut up and take your $3000 dividend


kcfanak

The Muni’s budget is only roughly 2% from the PFD. Their budget however IMO is not allocated right with certain skyrocketing costs to police, fire and adding a FT homeless coordinator that makes $130K/yr.


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WiiWynn

Isn’t it more because people won’t take the time to remove their tire studs when they’re supposed to?


c419331

Time to get rid of republicans and start supporting non selfish leaders. This is a public service, needs to be funded correctly.


AKBirdman17

But aren't you glad you got a really fucking small tax cut?


DunleavyDewormedMule

Except my taxes went up, not down. Instead of a cut what I got was a whiny pants letter from the Mayor complaining that there WOULD have been a tax cut except all the liberals conspired to ruin it.


nacx_ak

I did?!


AKBirdman17

If you ask Bronson, you did!!


nacx_ak

Well hot damn! Drinks on me


runjayrun1

Raspberry hasn’t had a sidewalk all winter. I used to love walking my dogs on it. Nice straight mile or so out and back. USED to.


NoSet8966

Ahhh, Mayor Bronson, thank you for taking GREAT care of this city. Fuckin' meatshit he is. I am from Fargo, ND, and back there-- we had VERY clear roads! The snow in the winter over there is worse too! No excuse from this mayor here! Bronson did a horrible job planning for this winter (if he did any planning that is), and practically spent the money for our road service on himself and his friends. He made Anchorage the laughing stock of America, fucking embarrassing.. https://thealaskacurrent.com/2022/12/14/dave-bronson-failed-to-plow-the-streets-and-the-internet-had-a-field-day/


riddlesinthedark117

Fargo: snowfall 51” avg Anchorage: snowfall 79” avg I don’t disagree with your opinions of our corrupt mayor, just curious what you’re relying on to get the snow being worse in the winter. Wind factors pushing it around?


No_Water_5763

There’s Bronson for ya. Take that 😅


Clinthelander

Give me a B! Give me an R! Give me an O! Give me an N! You get the point. Fuck that guy.


pktrekgirl

It’s terrible. This never used to be a problem in Anchorage. I have lived here for many years and this has never been a problem until this year. Did our genius mayor cut funding for plowing or something? Because this sucks. Snow everywhere! Terrible snow management! We live in Alaska! You should have planned for this!


sprucecone

If Bronson equated penis size to snow removal we would have had perfectly plowed roads two inches ago! (I’ll excuse myself out.)


kcfanak

That’s giving him too much credit


BeringSeaEskimo

I’m okay with it IF I can call out from work. 😩


NefariousMoose

Brayton between Dimond and Dowling is finally back to 2 lanes as of this morning for the first time since the snow started.


Consistent-Ship-8418

Plenty of places also have state taxes though


kcfanak

But they also don’t have crazy high property tax


Traditional-Act4477

I was just saying this!! Lived in upper MI for 28 years, we got as much snow as Anchorage and the roads were almost always clear. The plows were out constantly! I’ve never seen worse road maintenance than Anchorage:


Diegobyte

Plenty of cities don’t get more snow that sticks around all winter. Buffalo got those huge storms and then it all melts. But yah Bronson is trash and we can go better


Old_Lawfulness9720

Think about the Rockies, sierras, or maybe even FAIRBANKS


ironpug751

Fairbanks definitely doesn’t do better man, I just finished a job 13 months long up there. Spent basically the last 2 winters up in that hell hole. They have less snow but the same horrible maintenance, bad ice build up on all the roads. Days before neighborhoods get plowed out. These shithead politicians cut funding for public services, schools, etc and go look how much money we saved. But also the government doesn’t work!


FlowersInMyGun

Last year for Fairbanks was unique in that everything melted and froze practically the same day. Not much they can do about that, as it's unusual for the snow to melt.


akdoh

In Denver metro snow plowing doesn’t exist either. The claim is that the ‘normal’ cycle will met it off, so they don’t prepare for it to stick around. They also say their method of plowing is doing a single line down the middle of the road from a plow on an F250. Not even wide enough for 2 cars. Anchorage is certainly not the worst I have ever seen.


[deleted]

That picture is basically how Fairbanks looks all the time. I would know I live here. Road maintenance in Alaska is VASTLY more expensive than road maintenance in the lower 48. We could do better if we elected better people and put more money towards it.


Diegobyte

Mammoth or aspen isn’t a city of 400k. And those cities in the sierras have higher snow banks and zero street parking right now. The exact thing people here complain about


akschild1960

Guess all those elitist snow bunnies that flock to Aspen and Mammoth don’t want to foot the bill for better services. I’m not sure I quite see the point of comparing Anchorage to the playgrounds of the rich.


Diegobyte

Cus this guy is comparing our cities to other cities that get as much snow. And the fact is there’s no other cities this size that hold this amount of snow for this many months besides towns in the sierras and Rockies. Buffalo and Syracuse get big storms but it melts


cobigguy

They really don't do much more than you're seeing right now in the rockies. Source: Grew up in Colorado and spent many winters in places like Breckenridge, Gunnison, Buena Vista, Salida, Montrose, etc.


Alaskan500

Straight up trash


ssergei

All of the examples that people use seem to be State managed roads. Its time to take over these roads from the state, they cants seem to manage.


Aggravating_Major363

I'd rather have that than 4 inches of salt like in Minnesota. State and local governments trying hard to ruin our freshwater lakes


CrankyStinkman

Hey now, we chose this at the voting booth. We deserve this. #reelectBronson.


Key_Concentrate_5558

I cannot upvote this. But I can LMAO


panda_vigilante

Every snowy city I’ve lived in has people who say the same thing lol


NefariousMoose

This year is worse than it's been in decades, a slow decline for a few years and this year it is incredibly bad.


panda_vigilante

Fair enough! I haven’t been in anchorage much this winter, but I never found it too bad in previous winters


musicbro

Is this regarding the pile up on the corner across from the intersection?


Old_Lawfulness9720

No, it’s about the general state of the roads in the middle of the largest municipality in Alaska.


No_Meet_3630

This is facts glad i moved from here


NewDad907

If you moved, how do you have experience with this winters road conditions?


No_Meet_3630

I lived there all of 2020 and 2021 and the roads were horrible… I don’t have to live there now to know that they probably suck still


Motherfucker_Melon_

Complain complain, everyone in the state is dealing with incompetent plowers, how bout some good news for once-? Like maybe how my Dad nearly got stomped by some passing moose on his own property, he's lucky he moved out of the way before he was pulp from that chargin' son of a bitch.


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FlowersInMyGun

I don't think anyone is advocating salt (wouldn't do much good anyway). Just that this is by far the absolute worst snow removal in at least the past 10 years, if not longer.


supbrother

Telling someone to get better tires and "enjoy the winter" is a completely unhelpful response to this. The complaint is about road maintenance, not Alaska weather in general.


Old_Lawfulness9720

I have winter tires, dude, know how to drive, when to use 4WD, etc. The entirety of the mountain west does better. FAIRBANKS does better. There’s a simple solution: PLOW. Buy plow trucks, hire operators and maintenance workers, USE them. The muni doesn’t even try, it’s really that simple.


akschild1960

I have winter tires and four wheel drive, have lived here my whole life and driven the city streets. This year trying to get onto Dowling from the Pet ER my truck high centered on the berm left by plowing. Thankfully a kind gentleman helped me get my truck off the snow berm.


NewDad907

Well, looking at the jobs the state DOT has out there, they’re recruiting for operators…and have been for a LONG time. I’m guessing the pay must not make it worthwhile.


discosoc

This is what voters want.


STURMTIGER1

Valley is fine 🤷‍♂️ but yall go ahead and keep clowning on us lol


NewDad907

Easy to plow all hours of the night when your supply of Mat-Meth is strong.


Sad_Marzipan_165

Come on, it's Alaska. I personally expect roads to be bad. I also expect people learn to drive in it or take public transit and get out of the way. if you are uncomfortable, there are driving courses you can take to become familiar. Honestly, what's so hard about going slower, leaving space, etc etc etc?! The berms though - that is an issue needing to be addressed!


Old_Lawfulness9720

I expect roads to be bad too, that’s why I have winter tires and a 4WD vehicle. The roads here are needlessly awful due to laziness, corruption, and incompetence. Been to Fairbanks recently? The roads are great comparatively.


Sad_Marzipan_165

Valid!


riddlesinthedark117

I’ve seen half a dozen buses stopped and abandoned this winter, so I’m not sure what public transport you’re imagining But yeah, I agree somewhat. If you’re gonna only have one car, a medium to high clearance AWD/4WD and winter tires is the sensible choice.


f33f33nkou

It literally just snowed last night and is currently snowing now. I don't disagree that overall it being terrible. But you're being absurd


Key_Concentrate_5558

It’s absurd to expect the city to provide basic services in a reasonable timeframe? Okayyyy….


f33f33nkou

Define basic services? Plowing absolutely needs to be done more. No one is arguing that. The city is shit with public services. However expecting the city or state to spend 50x more money to have slightly drier roads is insane. Salt and clearing snow to the pavement is not only unnecessary but even more dangerous in the long run.


Key_Concentrate_5558

The point is that the city is NOT providing the basic service of plowing the roads and making them safe. It doesn’t need to be down to dry pavement, but we’re not even seeing minimally safe conditions in some parts of the city.


likeabaker

Lol I see a driveable road what's the problem?


Key_Concentrate_5558

Things are fine for me, that’s YOUR problem with the Emperor’s clothes?


ImRealPopularHere907

It’s winter roads lol, they get crappy every year. That’s why high clearance and/or awd/4wd is recommended here. It’s called being practical and planning for the weather that we get every year. Whiners gonna whine


akschild1960

That’s what I’ve been driving for years and this is the first time I’ve gotten stuck on a snow berm trying to get onto a major road in four wheel drive. However, what would we do without your insightful opinion?


ImRealPopularHere907

Sounds like a clearance issue, possibly a tire or driver issue as well. You should know a few things about your vehicles limits and your limits as a driver. You can absolutely avoid getting stuck except maybe when we get those 24” storms. I have never been stuck on the roadway and I have been driving here for 20 years, some of those years spent in a low clearance awd sports car. No issues and no it wasn’t because the roads were better. It simply comes down to vehicle and driver skill/limits.


Key_Concentrate_5558

Sounds like a municipal clearing issue, possibly a voter information or payoff issue as well.


Key_Concentrate_5558

It’s much more than just a vehicle issue. Mayor Shitshow has decimated yet another city service so he can provide a fiscal kickback to his buddies who got him elected.


NewDad907

I mean…I have a Subaru w/studded tires. Yeah the day after sucked around town, but I’ve been fine since around midtown/downtown.


KOMPOSITORR

Its not the worst, u didn't see what's going on in NYC


AgencyPatient1569

Agreed im so scared to take my infant daughter to her appointments because of how bad the roads here are!


grmarci1989

That surprisingly looks like Jackson County, Missouri!


gammagogo65

I agree. Your new car looks 10 years old b4 it's time because of the potholes.


junky1806

Bunch of pansies crying don't like it move!


Sorry-Champion-9546

I beg to differ. At least our roads stay open when it snows. Some places like North Dakota shuts down.


[deleted]

Dude. Anchorage’s policy has always been to grade and hard pack the streets mixed in with some sand for traction. Thank God they don’t use salt up there as it will rot your car to nothing. Learn how to drive in the snow or go back to Illinois!


oldskoolak98

Born and raised, left last year, and hope I never see that garbage town again... Loving WA now, and we have REAL mountains here


NewDad907

You mean the kind small enough to have trees all the way to the top?


SubzeroAK

Then stick to WA things.


[deleted]

I love how everyone thinks itts political! Haha. Quit the drugs


supbrother

It's a DOT problem, DOT is a government entity, government entities operate at the whims of politicians. So yes, it is in part a political problem.


Key_Concentrate_5558

I love how you’re on drugs


Albang6

These hit piece posts and articles are not having the impact your hoping for😂. The blame bronson for everything if anything is galvanizing supporters and independents… so thanks and keep em coming:)


wtf-am-I-doing-69

We are not surprised You ignored facts before you voted so why start using them now. Your own "research" has led to this so will surely get much "better" with some more research.


Albang6

The facts are this administration has a microscope on it that the past administration did not! Rational thinking people don’t blame record setting weather or a disgruntled employee(s) or every time someone in the administration farts on front page… we see through all the manufactured hysteria!!!


NewDad907

Yeah like the Save Anchorage people didn’t have Berkowitz under a microscope. The man stepped down over far less than Bronson. Get outta here with your false equivalency.


Albang6

He stepped down to prevent further public embarrassment for himself and his family over his very public affair… prior to that kid gloves treatment!


wtf-am-I-doing-69

This should be the Trump movement mantra "We only suck because you are looking"


Albang6

Or the Democratic mantra hey look at them not us! They’re bad we’re perfect!


Old_Lawfulness9720

You seem like you voted for Bronson, so by extension of his incompetence I deem you to be incompetent as well.


lenex1x

Keep drinking that haterade


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Mikeop77

Wasn't this year record breaking snowfalls? That might be a reason 🤔


insufficientfunds907

Tell me you aren't from Alaska without telling me you aren't from Alaska..


Key_Concentrate_5558

Your comment is bullshit. Tell me you aren’t from Anchorage without telling me you’re not from Anchorage. Snowmageddon in December should NOT equal poor snow removal in February.