(Photography by John Zich)
No people like snow people
Two plow trucks, 225 tons of salt, and other campus snow removal stats.
25
UChicago Facilities Services staff members assigned to snow removal each winter
20
Miles of sidewalk Facilities Services is responsible for clearing of snow and ice
1
Start time (a.m.) of earliest snow removal shift during a heavy storm
225–275
Tons of bulk salt used to deice sidewalks, docks, and parking lots each year
4,320
Bags of beet-treated ice melt used on sidewalks and building entrances annually
3
Days new Facilities Services managers spend at a snow and ice management seminar
2
University-owned plow trucks
18
Assigned snow removal routes on the Hyde Park campus
