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“It’s a race against the clock” to remove much of this weekend’s snowfall before lower temperatures turn it to ice, a spokesperson for the city of Montreal said Sunday.
City crews began snow-removal operations Sunday at 7 a.m. and expect to complete the job by Thursday night, said Philippe Sabourin.
A total of 3,000 workers — half city blue-collar workers and half independent contractors — and 2,200 vehicles have been mobilized to clear the nearly 25 centimetres of snow that fell, he said.
With temperatures hovering around and just above zero on the weekend, the snow is slushy and heavy, Sabourin noted. Temperatures are expected to drop to minus-13 on Monday night and minus-18 on Wednesday night, which means that what remains could turn to solid ice.
Crews are also being deployed to spread abrasives on sidewalks and plow side streets, he said.
Temperatures will drop Monday, with an expected high of minus-five, going down to a high of minus-10 on Wednesday, according to Environment Canada.
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