Highway
Snow Removal

Snow Tips

• Do not drive unnecessarily in a storm, especially during severe snowstorms and freezing rains.
    
• Where at all possible, citizens should park their vehicles off the street and remove vehicles from the roadside shoulder to enable snow plows to clear the roadways. This is especially critical during heavy snow storms. Citizens are also requested not to park their vehicles at the end of their driveways projecting out into right of way. During heavy snow storms these vehicles can become hidden and damaged by snow plows clearing your street.
    
• Do not shovel snow into the road or have your driveway plowed into the road. This can cause a serious traffic hazard. If possible, place snow on the side of your driveway opposite the direction the plow is traveling. By implementing this technique, the plow will push snow away from your driveway rather than back into it. Plowing or shoveling snow into streets is prohibited as it interferes with the use of these passageways.
    
• Snow plows cannot lift and carry snow from one area to another. The plow pushes the snow. The driver places it in an area most suitable to expedite the plowing, and opening the roads for the majority of residents in the most timely manner.
    
• If possible, wait until the road has been plowed before cleaning out the end of your driveway. There is no practical way to plow the road without depositing snow into your driveway.
    
• Help reduce the possibility of some broken mailbox posts. Plow operators are urged to take precautions to avoid hitting mailbox posts. Experience has shown that reduced visibility during a snow storm makes it difficult for a driver to see a post in time to avoid striking it or pushing it over with plowed snow.