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Snowfall: 18-20 inches

Machinery: 16 plow trucks, two 1-ton plow trucks, three road graders, two sidewalk tractors, four sanders

Work crew: 25-27 employees per shift, working 16 hours on, 8 hours off

Overtime: About 16 hours per person

Sand, salt and liquid calcium: Information not available

Miles plowed: 200 miles of roads, about 485 lane miles

Estimated cost: Information not available

Number of car accidents: 26 accidents and 13 hazard conditions, such as cars stuck in snowbanks and tractor-trailers that jackknifed

Lewiston

Snowfall: 18-20 inches

Machinery: 37 plow units (small plows, graders etc.) Also a contract with 4 large plows/bucket loaders

Work crew: 54 people, A and B teams rotating after 20 hours

Overtime: Everything from 3 p.m. to 7 a.m Friday

Salt and sand used: 7,000 tons this year. Unknown for this storm

Miles plowed: 197

Estimated cost: About $75,000 (excluding snow removal)

Number of accidents: 12

Rangeley

Snowfall: 12-15 inches

Machinery: Three plow trucks

Work crew: Three people

Overtime: 10 hours total

Salt and sand used: 75 cubic yards

Miles plowed: 32

Estimated cost: Unknown

Number of accidents: “A couple”

Rumford

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Snowfall: 18 inches

Machinery: One grader, one sand truck, eight plow trucks, one sidewalk plow

Work crew: 24 people

Overtime: 18 hours per person

Salt and sand used: “Plenty”

Miles plowed: 79 miles

Estimated cost: Around $10,000

Number of accidents: Four

Maine Turnpike Authority

Snowfall: 6-24 inches

Machinery: 85 plow trucks and 10 loaders

Work crew: About 100 working constantly

Overtime: 1,500 hours

Salt and sand used: 1,200 tons of salt (estimate)

Miles plowed: 622 lane miles

Estimated cost: About $103,000

Number of accidents: 86 (mostly cars sliding off the road)

Central Maine Power Co.

Work crew: More than 100 crews with more than 225 line workers

Power outages: 46,100 as of 10:30 a.m. Friday (6,610 in Lewiston, 3,920 in Portland, 45 in Farmington)

Power restored: By 3 p.m. today (expected)

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