FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — After Monday’s winter blast made for a messy holiday commute, City of Fresno crews used a break in the storm to make repairs on Tuesday morning.
“Our department has about two dozen staff out filling potholes, clearing drains, and getting ready for the next storm,” Public Works Director Scott Mozier told Action News.
He is now asking residents to do their part ahead of the powerful second punch that is on the way.
“Keep gutters and your property clear of debris, just so that the storm water can get into the inlets (for) the system and not cause flooding,” Mozier said.
The flooding is a major concern across Fresno County.
“We’re worried about that water going into the boss’s house, and we just redid that house, so we wanna keep it from going in,” Mark said.
He and another man shoveled sandbags in Clovis on Tuesday morning. They worked side by side to fill 15 bags in a few minutes.
“It goes in the bag a lot easier, and then the other guy can hold it, and the other guy ties it,” Mark said. “A lot quicker.”
With more rain on the way, there are also concerns about downed trees after one fell in Southwest Fresno.
“The ground is going to get really saturated, and once it’s saturated like that, it doesn’t take the same level of wind speed to knock trees into powerlines,” PG&E spokesperson Jeff Smith told Action News on Monday.
City of Fresno crews remain ready, monitoring the FresGo app for reports of those downed trees, potholes, and clogged storm drains.
“On any given storm, we always have crews on standby, and we’re able to deploy our full complement of staff,” Mozier said.
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