An ice storm over Central Illinois does not fall so much as coat — by first light the Route 36 corridor east of Decatur is glass from the guardrails to the power lines. Hutchins Excavating brings machinery built for that scale of winter: plowing lots and long drives, stacking and relocating piles once the season stops making room, clearing entries and spreading salt where trucks and traffic have to move. Big pavement is a different problem than a suburban driveway, and it wants weight, reach and an early start. The satisfaction is in a wide lot opened clean, corners and all, before the first vehicle arrives. When the storm ends, the ground gets put back in working order.