capitol city snow removal

About capitol city snow removal

At three in the morning the dome over Augusta is lit and floating in the falling white, the rotary is empty, and the only sound in the capital is a blade scraping down to blacktop. That is capitol city snow removal's hour. Storms here stack up along the Kennebec and keep going long after the forecast said they would quit, so the passes get made and made again until a driveway is genuinely open, not merely dented. Banks are pushed back for sightlines, walks are cleared to the door, and the entrance is left wide enough to actually use. Morning comes to Augusta and the car simply backs out — which is the entire point.