SNOW EVENT
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When Snow Events are declared, please keep parked cars from city streets so snowplow crews can have full access to clear our streets.
When vehicles are parked on the roadway during a snow event, it takes longer for crews to clear the roads, especially in subdivisions where the volume of on street parking tends to be higher. When plows have to drive around cars parked on the road, they have to make several trips back to clean up the snow berms left on the road from having to drive around the parked cars.
The ticket for a car left on the road during a snow event is $80.00. If a plow is unable to get down a street due to parked cars, those cars may also be towed.
Learn more about Kitchener's Winter Maintenance Program including Snow Events & Plowing Priorities & sign up to receive an email notice when Snow Events are declared, Click HERE then on the Subscribe To Page Updates Button that Looks like this
When Snow Events are declared, please keep parked cars from city streets so snowplow crews can have full access to clear our streets.
When vehicles are parked on the roadway during a snow event, it takes longer for crews to clear the roads, especially in subdivisions where the volume of on street parking tends to be higher. When plows have to drive around cars parked on the road, they have to make several trips back to clean up the snow berms left on the road from having to drive around the parked cars.
The ticket for a car left on the road during a snow event is $80.00. If a plow is unable to get down a street due to parked cars, those cars may also be towed.
Learn more about Kitchener's Winter Maintenance Program including Snow Events & Plowing Priorities & sign up to receive an email notice when Snow Events are declared, Click HERE then on the Subscribe To Page Updates Button that Looks like this
The clearing of our roads must follow Provincial Regulations and be done by Priority.
Priority 1
Main roads and major arteries. All priority 1 routes and all GRT bus routes are maintained until complete.
Priority 2
Hills, curves and GRT bus routes. Work on priority 2 streets begins only after priority 1 streets have been completed. If snow resumes while in priority 1 or 2, then clearing priority 1 roads is restarted.
Priority 3
Balance of backstreets, completing a full plow of the city. Work on priority 3 routes starts only after priorities 1 and 2 have been completed. If snow resumes while in priority 1 or 2, then clearing priority 1 roads is restarted.
To see your street's priority level click HERE
To see which roads have been plowed, visit our Snow Event Plow Map HERE