City of Durham issued the following announcement on Nov. 19.
Our Public Works & General Services crews are getting ready for winter by driving routes, preparing snowplows & reviewing what it takes to get the job done right.
Removing snow from city streets is a service provided by the Street Maintenance division of Public Works. When snow removal becomes necessary, city crews work around the clock to improve travel conditions on major transportation routes; allowing emergency services, education, and business to continue with minimal interruption. Residents should understand that snow removal is a public safety initiative. The program is not designed to provide convenient road conditions for extensive travel throughout the city.
STREET CLEARING ORDER
Bridges, major thoroughfares, and major arterial streets are given 1st and 2nd priority. Major thoroughfares and arterial streets will be cleared to bare pavement within 48-72 hours after the snow has stopped falling, DEPENDENT UPON ACCUMULATION AND TEMPERATURE. Private property owners should not move snow from their driveways or parking lots into city streets. Doing so hampers the city’s ability to clear roadways and could become a public safety hazard.
Map of primary and secondary streets for plowing operations
STAYING SAFE DURING A MAJOR SNOW STORM
During major snowstorms, the City of Durham encourages residents to stay home if at all possible. If residents must travel, they should make every effort to use major thoroughfares that have been plowed and/or treated with sand and salt.
PARKING
Residents should also make every effort to move or park their vehicles on side streets, leaving the primary and secondary streets shown on our maps open and accessible for plowing operations and for use by police, fire and other public safety vehicles. The City of Durham will tow vehicles that are double-parked or abandoned in travel lanes on streets that impede our ability to perform plowing operations.
Get more details on our snow plowing routes & maps: https://www.durhamnc.gov/3237/Snow-Removal
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