Miscellaneous Facts
Road Mileage:
State 14.2 miles
County 43.2 miles
Town 38.6 miles
Village 13.21 miles
The highest elevation in our township is 1320 feet.
Winter maintenance of the Frankfort Highway Department a six month period November 1st to April 30th.
We plow and sand 87 miles of road in our township.
We have seven plow routes
It takes 4 to 5 hours to complete one cycle of plowing and sanding to maintain every road.
We have 59 dead ends or cul-de-sacs.
If we combine the total mileage of all vehicles driven to complete one plowing and sanding cycle, the total accumulation of miles would be approximately 350 miles.
In a 24 hour period of severe inclement weather, we have consumed:
1200 - 1500 gals of fuel
150 - 175 tons of salt
500- 600 yds of salt/sand mix
We average 5000 - 7000 yds of sand per winter season
We average 1200 - 1500 yds of salt per winter season
We also use calcium chloride - temperature pending
We average 16000 - 18000 gals of diesel fuel per season
