Snow Clearing Updates for November 12 to 15, 2019

Snow Clearing Updates for November 12 to 15, 2019

There are two main ways the City runs snow plowing and ice control operations:

Priority Road Plowing and Ice Control
  • Occurs continuously throughout the winter in response to changing weather conditions.
  • The goal is to plow arterial (priority 1) and secondary (priority 2) roads to maintain clear access for emergency vehicles and general commuters.
  • Includes ice control operations such as sanding and salting, as well as windrow pick-up.
Residential Snow Clearing
  • Occurs in two-week rotations only when triggered by the City.
  • If a neighbourhood is not complete in week one, crews will return in week two.
  • Operated Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • The City hires contracted crews to plow residential roads.

 

Week A

Week B

Monday

Hillside, Mountview and VLA/Montrose.

Crystal Heights, Crystal Landing, Summit and Ivy Lake Estates.

Tuesday

Patterson and South Patterson and Southview.

Country Club Estates, Countryside North and South, Signature Falls and Country Club West.

Wednesday

Avondale, College Park and Swanavon.

Cobblestone, Fieldbrook, Highland Park, Riverstone and Smith.

Thursday

Kensington, Mission Heights, O’Brien Lake and Stone Ridge.

Pinnacle Ridge and Westpointe.

Friday

Arbour Hills, Gateway, Northridge, Royal Oaks and Westgate.

Lakeland, Crystal Ridge, Copperwood, and Crystal Lake Estates.

Friday, November 15, 2019: 

  • Due to extremely icy conditions, City crews are focused on sanding and salting priority 1, 2 and 3 routes as well as the City's trail network.
  • Parking bans on all permanent snow routes are still in effect. 

Thursday, November 14, 2019:

  • Today, residential snow clearing crews are plowing in the neighbourhoods of Mission Heights, O’Brien Lake, Pinnacle Ridge, Stone Ridge, and Westpointe.
  • Tomorrow, residential snow clearing crews will be plowing in the neighbourhoods of Arbour Hills, Copperwood, Crystal Lake Estates, Crystal Ridge, Gateway, Lakeland, Northridge, and Royal Oaks.
  • Priority 1 Routes have all been plowed and windrows have all been picked up. 
  • Priority 2 routes continue to be plowed into centre windrows by City crews. The crews are also picking up the windrows on priority 2 roads.
  • Finally, City crews continue to plow, sand, and salt the trail network.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019:

  • The City of Grande Prairie has began a two-week round of residential snow clearing.

  • Today, residential crews are clearing snow in the neighbourhoods of Avondale, Cobblestone, College Park, Fieldbrook, Highland Park, Riverstone, Smith, and Swanavon.

  • Tomorrow, residential snow clearing crews will be in the neighbourhoods of Mission Heights, O’Brien Lake, Pinnacle Ridge, Stone Ridge, and Westpointe.

  • A parking ban on all permanent snow routes is in effect, the ban restricts parking on marked roads from Monday to Friday between 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. until the ban is lifted.

  • City crews continue to sand and salt priority 1 routes.

  • City crews continue to clear priority 2 roads and are picking up windrows in the downtown area, Crystal Ridge, Crystal Heights, and Crystal Lake.

  • City crews are actively plowing, sanding, and salting the City's trail network.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019:

  • Crews began plowing priority 1 and 2 roads during the last half of last week, they will continue plowing these routes as long as weather conditions call for it.
  • Snow on priority 1 routes is being hauled away.
  • Snow on priority 2 routes is being stored in centre windrows for the time being.
  • City crews are actively sanding and salting priority 1 and 2 routes.
  • City crews are plowing, sanding, and salting City trails.
  • It is anticipated parking bans on permanant snow routes will be in effect tomorrow.
  • Residential snow plowing is also expected to begin tomorrow.