Did you know that
as soon as snow starts to accumulate
on main (arterial) streets, City
crews begin salting? Special
attention is given to bridges and
hills. A typical salt run may take
four hours to complete.
When conditions
warrant, City crews also plow major
and minor arterial streets. A
typical arterial snow plow run may
take six to eight hours to complete.
Private
contractors plow 80% of the streets
in the City (the remaining 20% are
considered arterial streets and are
plowed by City crews). The
contractors are expected to plow
snow to the curb; unfortunately,
this process results in snow being
deposited in driveways.
-when there are
three inches of new snow on the
ground;
-the weather forecast;
-type of snow;
-time of day;
-school schedule;
-alternate parking schedule.
A typical
residential roadway snow plow run
may take five to six hours to
complete, depending on the type and
amount of snow and traffic.
As a general rule,
residential streets are not salted;
but City crews do salt residential
street intersections after every
residential roadway snow plow run.
This additional service is a direct
result of customer concerns. You can
always call the Office of Customer
Satisfaction at 428-5990 to report
an unsafe street or intersection.
Keeping sidewalks
clear of snow and ice is the
responsibility of each property
owner or business tenant. The City
provides a supplemental service to
assist property owners.
All residential
sidewalks are plowed by private
contractors. Contractors use a “V”
shaped snow plow to plow both edges
of the sidewalk.
-when there are
four inches of new snow on the
ground;
-the weather forecast;
-type of snow;
-time of day;
-school schedule.
A typical sidewalk
snow plow run may take four to six
hours to complete.
A single sidewalk
snow plow run covers 880 miles of
sidewalk.
Syracuse and
Buffalo do not plow residential
sidewalks!
• Place refuse and
recycling containers on the ground
at the edge of the driveway or in a
shoveled path. DO NOT place on top
of snow banks.
• DO NOT place
containers in the street or on the
sidewalk where they may hamper
vehicular or pedestrian traffic or
snow removal activities.
• DO NOT move snow
from private property onto
sidewalks, roadways or fire
hydrants. This is a violation of the
City code.
• Keep the
sidewalks clear and safe in front of
your property as is required by City
code.
• Observe all
parking restrictions.
• Listen to local
radio or television stations to
obtain important snow plowing and
parking instructions.
• As a reminder,
the snow fall in Rochester can hide
City fire hydrants. Please keep
areas around hydrants clear in case
of emergencies.
DID YOU KNOW.....
Toronto receives about 53 inches of
snow each season; while Rochester
receives over 100 inches!
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