February 12, the third day of the Lunar New Year. At about 7 o'clock in the morning, on the provincial highway S101 Harbin North Highway and the provincial highway S214 Qianhu highway, the road maintenance workers of the Bei'an Highway Development Center began to clear the snow in the maintenance section, and cleaned up the fallen objects on the road and the garbage on both sides of the road, and checked whether the signs and bridge railings were damaged. The cold north wind rolls up the snow on the road, and from time to time falls on the orange overalls of the road maintenance workers.
Clear the snow. Li Jie, a road maintenance worker who was busy clearing the snow on the roadside, said, "There was a snowfall in Bei'an in the morning on the 11th, and the center took the snow as an order to clean the snowfall section in time, and it was not cleared until about two o'clock in the afternoon today." Li Jie said that because the amount of snow is not large, no mechanical cleaning is used, and manual snow removal is basically the mainstay.
Li Jie, who has a rough face, has been engaged in road maintenance work for 30 years, and is accustomed to the working environment of windy and snowy winters and scorching heat in summer. "During the New Year's holidays, it is a time for people to go home and reunite happily, and it is necessary to keep the road clean and smooth. Li Jie said that he spent several Spring Festivals on the road, although he could not have more time with his family, but he was very proud to see that the section of the road under his care was safe, clean and smooth.
Inspect bridges. Provincial Highway S101 and Provincial Highway S214 maintained by Bei'an Highway Development Center have a total of 11834 kilometers, regardless of holidays, road maintenance workers have to inspect the roads under their care every day, and deal with problems in a timely manner. Li Jie said that it takes at least eight hours to inspect more than 100 kilometers of highways, starting at 7 o'clock in the morning and finishing the inspection at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It's cold on the road, so warm up in the patrol car. When you're hungry, buy something to eat at a grocery store in a nearby village. "If you bring your own food, you basically have to freeze it. Li Jie said that there is a work area on the road, but it may not be able to reach it during the break.
Du Shilei, a road maintenance worker who is busy working on the road, said that in order to keep out the cold, he must wear the thickest clothes during winter inspections and snow clearing, and cotton shoes should be one size larger than the daily number, just to put an extra pair of insoles in the shoes.
In the middle of winter, the average daytime temperature on the highway is minus 15 or 6 degrees Celsius, and after 7 or 8 o'clock in the morning and after 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the average temperature is close to minus 20 degrees Celsius. "It's cold on the road. Du Shilei, who has been engaged in road maintenance work for a short time, said that in the event of snowfall, it is necessary to determine whether to use mechanical or manual snow clearing according to the snowfall situation. There was no snow on the road for the past two days, but where the road was blown and snowy, it had to be treated manually.
118 in custodyOn the 34-kilometer highway, there are 19 bridges, there are 29 sharp bends and steep slopes, every day the road maintenance workers have to check the bridges, sharp bends and steep slopes and other key road sections equipped with anti-skid materials, etc., when the materials are insufficient, they should be replenished in time, once there is snowfall, the vehicles passing by can spread the anti-skid materials and so on.
The section of the road under the management of the Bei'an Highway Development Center.
The sun is gradually rising, and the orange ** of the road maintenance workers extends forward little by little from the starting point of the maintenance section, and the vehicles on the road are speeding past the ......
There are road maintenance workers on the front line to ensure road safety and work the job, and there are also people in the mechanical maintenance team who are on duty to step up the maintenance of machinery and vehicles and do a good job in logistics support.
In the mechanical maintenance workshop, team leader Xing Guozhi is repairing snow clearers. "During the Spring Festival, the task of ensuring smooth traffic is heavy, and mechanical vehicles must keep up. Ensure that snow plows and other vehicle equipment are always in good condition, and deal with possible snowfall, ice and other conditions that affect traffic in a timely manner. Xing Guozhi, who has oil stains on his work clothes, said that from January this year to the present, once there is a problem with the snow clearing vehicle, it must be repaired within 24 hours. From the Chinese New Year's Eve to the present, at least two vehicles are serviced every day. Xing Guozhi said that during the Spring Festival, there is no rest, and the vehicles patrolling on the road have been reported for repair at any time and must be disposed of at any time.
Most of the vehicles in the center have been in use for more than 10 years, and this year there is frequent snowfall, and the task of clearing snow in winter is heavy, and the number of vehicle maintenance has increased. There were several heavy snowfalls, and Xing Guozhi followed the snow removal vehicles on the road to deal with vehicle breakdowns at any time. "If the snow is heavy, it will take about three or four days to clear the snow on the road. Xing Guozhi said.
In the past few days of the Spring Festival, Xing Guozhi has been repairing vehicles in the repair shop. The family understands and supports this. "Vehicle maintenance can't keep up, snow clearing is not effective, and Lao Xing can't sleep well. Xing Guozhi's wife said seriously.
Li Jie, Du Shilei and Xing Guozhi are some of the employees on duty during the festival, and more than a dozen employees of the center give up reunions with their families and stick to different posts to escort the smooth travel of thousands of households.
Reporter: Wu Lihong; Photography: Mu Xuehui, Wu Lihong; **Mu Xuehui, Wu Lihong.