Old snow removal equipment to be used in Chisinau

The Chisinau administration will use the old snow removal equipment this winter. Even so, the City Hall officials are optimistic that they will cope with the situation, Info-Prim Neo reports. According to Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca, the equipment they possess is old, but they did not have money to renew it. “We know that the previous years the road cleaning company “Exdrupo” was able to remove the snow from the main and even secondary streets during 2-3 days, even if the equipment is old. The division dealing with the sidewalks and yards encountered more difficulties as it has a much lower number of machines than necessary. Despite the deficiencies, the task was to clean the snow,” the mayor said in the December 12 meeting of Chisinau City Hall officials. Adrian Boldurescu, the head of the General Public Transport and Communications Division, said the municipal company “Exdrupo” has 96 special vehicles. There were bought 9,000 tonnes of antiskid material and more will be purchased, depending on the necessities. The head of the Public Amenities Division Petru Gontea said the division has 22 tractors and 19 vehicles Hako, while the stores contain enough quantities of sand.