The Junction City Public Works personnel had a big job to do after the Thanksgiving weekend ice storm.

Public Works Director Ray Ibarra said Monday they hauled off 745 loads of tree limbs and branches after the storm that knocked out electricity to many, and damaged trees. “that came out to about 8,000 cubic yards of material that we ended up taking to the county landfill.” It took five weeks to complete the job.

The initial estimate by Ibarra had been that about 10% of the trees in Junction City were damaged by the storm, but Ibarra indicated Monday that percentage is higher.