Raleigh -The N. C. Department of Transportation cleanup of vegetation
debris from March 6-7 ice storm that hit central North Carolina will start in
part of Durham County on Monday, March 31, to be followed by debris collection
beginning in Person County two days
later. The debris collection will expand to Granville County the following
week.
In Durham County, the collecting will be done in areas
north of I-85. It will involve debris that fell in state road rights of way, or
that was pushed there as crews cleared roads immediately after the storm. There
will not be collection of debris originating in residents' yards or along
private roads.
Person and Granville counties are among the nine counties
in the state that Governor McCrory asked the President to declare federal
disaster areas. That will enable the state to receive federal funds to help pay
for the cleanup, and allows the NCDOT to also collect debris brought to the
rights of way by residents along state roads.
In order to expedite debris cleanup, residents in Person
and Granville counties who live on state-maintained roads only are asked to
place their vegetative debris along the side of the roadway as soon as
possible. Do not place debris in travel lanes or in areas where it will block
drainage, mailboxes or fire hydrants, or create issues for motorists and
pedestrians.
Please keep the following in mind while collecting debris
for removal:
Check your homeowners insurance as often debris cleanup is covered by insurance and
arrangements for its collection would be handled by the insurance company; NCDOT will only collect vegetation debris such as trees and limbs; and Property owners are asked to cut storm-related vegetation debris into five- or six-foot pieces, if possible
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