Here's how our team gets ahead of the storm:
When the weather
outside is frightful...
Questions?
Call 519.284.2340 or visit TownofStMarys.
com.
Forecasting
STAGeS
Road Patrol
Early Stages
(< 8 cm of snow)
During & After Storm
(> 8cm of snow)
Post Storm Patrols
/ Service Concerns
Time to clear snow
after accumulation
Continuous
Continuous
12 - 16 Hours (Snow)
8 - 12 Hours (Ice)
12 - 16 Hours (Roads)
12 - 24 Hours (Sidewalks)
24 - 72 Hours
Operations staff monitor various weather
information sources for a consistent forecast
to plan operational responses.
From nov. 1 to Mar. 31, Town staff perform
Road Patrols every day to monitor conditions
and prepare responses to winter events.
Operations staff to begin salting operations,
and/or scraping of roads if required.
Priority given to arterial roads, hills, and
some collector roads.
Plowing operations on all roads and sidewalks,
first with priority routes and then secondary routes.
Town staff push back snow banks, blow back
intersections, clean up sidewalks, snow bank
removal, address specific concerns etc.