TULSA, Okla. — The snowfall is from the early February winter storm in Oklahoma is over, but the buildup left behind Friday can be hazardous to drivers headed into the weekend.
Roadway conditions in the metro area are improving as sunlight starts to melt some layers of the snow and ice away.
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"We're looking pretty good because even your smaller cars are able to pass roadways and get up the hills out there," said City of Tulsa Street Maintenance Manager Tim McCorkell.
"Like I said, we did get some snow last night but it wasn't significant enough that the cars were bottoming out."
Street crews are expected to be out overnight Friday as melted snow and ice refreezes.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said most highways and turnpikes are clear in the Tulsa metro area and crews are continuing to work on ramps and isolated slick spots.
Radar derived snowfall totals from the last wave of snow that moved through last night and early this morning. Generally less than 4" across the area.#2News #OkWx pic.twitter.com/cziOBsUlnk
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City of Tulsa Operational Updates and Closures:
- Refuse and recycling collections will resume on Monday. Anyone who was missed this week will be able to put out a commensurate amount of extra refuse bags compared to their normal service level. If possible and physically able to do so, the City asks backyard customers to bring their carts to the curb for servicing.
- All Tulsa City Hall services, including the Permit Center, will open for regular, in-person business on Monday.
- Tulsa Municipal Courts will service cases as normal on Monday. If defendants chose to stay home this week on Thursday or Friday, their case(s) have been passed to Thurs., Feb. 17, and Friday, Feb. 18. For questions, call (918) 596-1625 or email courtclerk@cityoftulsa.org.
- Tulsa Animal Welfare (TAW) will resume intake and adoption appointments starting this weekend. TAW will be open Saturday and Sunday by appointment only from 2 – 6 p.m., and will resume normal, by appointment only-services, starting Monday during normal business hours. All who had appointments this week have had their appointments rescheduled.
- Tulsa Parks community centers and Oxley Nature Center will reopen on Saturday during normal operating hours. Tulsa Parks golf courses will be closed through Monday with plans to open on Tuesday.
- The City of Tulsa Mulch Site at 2100 N. 145th E. Ave. will remain closed through the weekend and will reopen on Monday.
- Bulky waste pickup will resume on Monday. Customers who had a scheduled pick-up on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that was missed this week will have theirs collected next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
- The City’s Household Pollutant Collection Facility (HPCF) at 4502 S. Galveston Ave. will reopen on Wednesday.
- Tulsa Transit will be operating snow routes on Saturday and Sunday with regular fare
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