Snow and Ice Control

Streets

Overview

The City of Kamloops snow and ice control crews work as quickly as possible to make our streets safe for the movement of people and goods. Each storm brings its own challenges, and not all residents can be satisfied as quickly as we would like.

Priorities for clearing snow on Streets

Arterial Roads
Roads like Fortune Drive, Westsyde Road, and the Summit Connector carry the highest volume of traffic and are the first to receive attention. Our Goal: To keep these routes bare as long as possible, and to return them to bare condition within 4 hours of the end of a storm.

Collectors and Bus Routes
Dallas Drive, Springhill Drive, and Ord Road are examples of roads that receive second priority during and after storms. Our Goal: To keep these roads bare as long as possible during a storm, and to return them to bare condition within 16 hours of the end of a storm.

Residential Streets
Our goal is to sand or plow residential streets as necessary within 36 hours of the end of a storm. Residential streets are not returned to a bare pavement condition.

As long as snow continues to fall, City crews will continue to clear arterial roads to keep them clear for most traffic, and for emergency vehicles, before moving on to the lower priority roads.

Within each of the three categories above, priority will be given to hills over level streets. Bus stops will be cleared once all road priorities have been looked after.

Sidewalks and Driveways
City crews strive to plow snow off roadways without placing it onto sidewalks, but this sometimes happens. It is the responsibility of homeowners to clear snow off sidewalks adjacent to their property, and to clear the windrow at the end of their driveway.

For further information, please call 828-3461.

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Public Works and Utilities
955 Concordia Way
Kamloops BC V2C 6V3
ph (250) 828 3461
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email publicworks@kamloops.ca

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