Severe Weather Public Works Response
The City of Vancouver's Department of Public Works encourages businesses and residents to be prepared in advance of inclement weather, lend a helping hand to neighbors where needed, and avoid unnecessary travel when severe weather impacts street conditions. The information below can provide you with the facts and tips you may need should severe weather should strike.
7:10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009
Vancouver crews are continuing to clear and treat streets this morning after a night of plowing and deicing. Highest priority streets are mostly wet pavement, though turn lanes, shoulders and other pockets may still be covered with snow or slush. Due to melting snow, falling rain and stormwater drains still covered with snow, there's a lot of water on the streets. Please drive cautiously. Be aware, too, that residential and side streets remain slushy and slick in some areas.
Garbage and recycling collections continue today on their regular schedule, though if the route is in a steep or hilly area, the pickup may occur slightly later in the day than normal.
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When severe weather hits hard, the City of Vancouver's Department of Public Works prioritizes its response to provide the strongest level of support for our community's life-saving police, fire and medical public safety network. Our first priority are the critical arterials that connect police, fire and medical services, followed by remaining arterials, selected collectors, snow bus routes and key streets around schools and hills. Public Works Operations crews also work closely with Vancouver Fire and Vancouver Police to clear the way when emergency access is needed. During major snow and ice storms, the task of keeping these high priority streets open is an arduous one that must be repeated many times. Due to these work demands, limited resources and the difficulties of driveways and parked cars, residential streets are not plowed or deiced.
These maps show top priority routes during severe weather. Choose the Adobe Flash version or the standard Adobe Acrobat version of the map and click on one of the links below and zoom into your neighborhood or desired location.
Map Legend at a Glance:
- Intersection (Signals) Deicing: Blue Dot
- First Priority Streets: Shown in Red
- Secondary Priority Streets: Shown in Green
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