Dozens of Dump Trucks Disrupt, Dumbfound Dupont Drivers
A fleet of dump trucks enlisted to haul away snow astounded and annoyed some people driving near Dupont Circle earlier today.
The haulers, hired by the District to transport slush and snow out of city streets, caused some traffic backups as they lined up on 18th and 19th streets NW, Connecticut Avenue NW and the road surrounding Dupont Circle.
Naturally, some locals took to Twitter to talk about the traffic. Here’s a snippet of what they said throughout the day:
Maybe 30 dump trucks lined up on 18th st nw downtown with police directing traffic for them. #Snowzilla pic.twitter.com/Hq87a4GvWc
— Andre Francisco (@andrefrancisco) January 26, 2016
Dump trucks staging @ 18th & M. Intrigued by snow removal process, seems low utilization + blocks traffic. #DigOutDC pic.twitter.com/B1aUBca4Tc
— Kayla Gail (@kganthony) January 26, 2016
Avoid #DupontCircle South on 19th St and connected streets. They are clearing snow. It's a clusterfuck. @borderstan pic.twitter.com/jKGASVTGJ8
— Robby/FatGirlvsWorld (@FatGirlvsWorld) January 26, 2016
Dupont Circle is gridlocked w/cars and snow removal equip.–stay away. Neither circle park nor islands cleared–awesome for peds & Vision Zero
— MiketheMadBiologist (@mikethemadbiol) January 26, 2016
Apparent dump truck rally happening now in Dupont Circle pic.twitter.com/7fDa8IkEEM
— Alan Berube (@berubea1) January 26, 2016
Why have I been sitting at the light for 10+ min at the north side of #Dupont Circle?!
— Kate Bailey (@katebaileydc) January 26, 2016
Avoid Dupont Circle! The outer circle is full of big parked trucks, I'm guessing for snow removal @WTOP @WTOPtraffic pic.twitter.com/S95ed2pRwl
— Michelle Basch (@mbaschWTOP) January 26, 2016
Parked truck after parked truck blocking the outer ring of Dupont Circle @WTOP @WTOPtraffic #wtopsnow pic.twitter.com/yS3SRY9ELp
— Michelle Basch (@mbaschWTOP) January 26, 2016
@drgridlock People need to stay away from Dupont Circle. Snow trucks are lined up and backing up traffic on every single street.
— Vadaire James (@VadaireJ) January 26, 2016
D.C.’s Department of Public Works did not say how long the trucks would stick around when contacted earlier today, but one dump truck driver told us the job could take one or more days to complete.
