2023-12-12 15:50:00
The Chaux-de-Fonniers know how to complain regarding the future parking policy planned in their town (not sure that it will come into force…). But on the other hand, they are not strong in respecting the rules currently in force: Public Security (SP) has already distributed 2,200 fines to motorists who violated the winter parking regulations. This is more than all of last season (1,400 “logs” for a very short winter) and than in 2021-2022 (1,800 fines for the same number of outings – six – from the SP).
Around ten cars impounded
Piles of snow reduce the width of the roadway and poorly parked cars complicate road work. It is only when a car truly prevents the passage of emergency vehicles that it is sent to the impound. The case occurred around ten times during the first winter offensive.
Local authorities are aware that people are no longer necessarily used to seeing snow arrive so early (38 centimeters accumulated in the city since the end of November). Which does not prevent them from wanting to launch a communication campaign to remind people of good practices.
In Locle, 502 fines rained down on the windshields. This is “around sixty more than usual”, declares Pascal Schaffter, the head of Public Security. He puts this increase down to technology: to distribute “logs” to motorists, Le Locle abandoned the handwritten technique a year ago in favor of (faster) digital technology.
We have some figures on these first snow removals. However, they do not make it possible to establish costs to be compared with what the municipalities will receive as financial compensation for costs linked to altitude.
In La Chaux-de-Fonds, it did not snow enough in one night to trigger a “general alarm”. But the road network has already been out six times at night with 100 to 120 employees, and 12 times in total.
In Le Locle, there were five “complete” alarms (50 employees), two partial alarms and 100 tonnes of salt spilled.
And as it snowed at low altitude, Neuchâtel has already had to clear the snow from its city roads five times. The “blades” are climbed 15 times in Chaumont (1200 m altitude). The roads of the cantonal capital worked 350 hours clearing snow and released as much salt as in Locle. /vco
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