February 07, 2013
By: Cal Skinner
Category: Algonquin, Barrington Hills, Crystal Lake, IDOT, McDOT, McHenry County Department of Transportation, McHenry County Highway Department, Randall Road, Route 62, Snow, Snowplow

Route 62 through Barrington Hills was slow going, but the scenery was marvelous.

It took 30 minutes to get from Route 25 to Route 31 in Algonquin. The surface was bumpy ice.

Men were pushing this car up the Route 62 hill.

Two IDOT snow plows tried to make a difference on Route 62 in Algonquin.

Randall Road was backed up north of Miller Road in Crystal Lake.

A woman lost traction and plowed into the snow bank in front of the CVS Pharmacy across from Ackman Road in Crystal Lake.

Two McHenry County snow plows came east on Ackman Road onto Randall-Rakow Road.

A third snow plow from the McHenry County Transportation Department followed the first two.
All in all, it was a very bad night for traffic.
Route 62 was worse than that part of Algonquin Road east of Route 31, which is a county road. Maybe it was the beet juice mixed with the salt. The county section, however, had a dicey, snow-covered right lane.
Cal, were you driving while you were snapping these pictures?
1I truly (almost!!) miss CL snowstorms and the consequences like the pictures.
In Joplin, Mo (55 degrees with rain) today, on a golf trip to Nevada on Monday, then to Florida at the EOM, thanks to Cal and Michele.
2Snow piled up all afternoon in Mchenry count on 2/7/13.
Plows were no where to be seen.
They waited to late in the day to start and did not have enough plows to keep up.
Terrible job.
Worst I have seen in 10 years.
It was not even that much snow, but, the idiots in charge blew it.
3Plows were no where to be seen all afternoon, then rush hour hit and it was a mess.
Thanks Mchenry county, again.
4Which road(s)?
5There are many other articles on police pension fund situations throughout McHenry County.
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