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Snow and Ice Control Policy
Highlights
The
Town
of
Princeton
strives
to
provide the
ciƟzens
of
our
community
with
an excepƟonal level of service in
relaƟon to the maintenance of our
public
thoroughfares, parking lots and pedestrian
corridors during the winter months. It is the
policy of the Town to
undertake
snow
removal and ice control operaƟons to reduce
the negaƟve
impact
of winter
condiƟons
for
motorists
and
pedestrians;
to
minimize economic loss to the community by
reducing accidents and injuries; and
to
facilitate
the
operaƟon
of
the Transit,
Fire, Police and Ambulance Services.
OBJECTIVES
The objecƟves of this policy are:
To provide vehicular and pedestrian traffic
with adequate mobility under prevailing
winter condiƟons within the Town's financial
resources
To prevent or reduce accidents or injuries due
to winter condiƟons.
To provide for the operaƟon of emergency
services and transit
To ensure that Town owned parking lots do
not become impassable.
This policy recognizes that plowing and
sanding
services
cannot
eliminate
all
hazardous winter driving condiƟons and sets
the level of service to be that of maintaining
roads in an acceptable driving condiƟon
within budget limitaƟons.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
LETS ALL HAVE A SAFE WINTER SEASON
Highway 5A bridge/stairs; Highway 3 - Sidewalk
from Petro Can to bridge pedestrian walkway;
3rd Bench
stairs;
Happy
Hut
stairs;
Bunny
Trail; Princeton Family Center; Traffic Islands.
SNOW REMOVAL ROUTES DAY TWO
GRADER
Windrow downtown for snow removal (Bridge,
Vermilion, and side streets).
SNOW BLOWER & DUMP TRUCKS
Bridge Street and Vermilion Avenue; side streets
of Bridge and Vermilion.
PLOW TRUCKS
Access roads to; Sewage treatment facility;
Cemetery North Reservoir; Well 4; Curling club
parking lot.
BACKHOE
Clean up intersecƟons; lanes; Ĩŝre hydrants;
widen roads.
SNOW REMOVAL ROUTES DAY THREE
Clean-up and widen streets where needed;
Airport.
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Town Office Sidewalk; Town Square Sidewalk
including Library area and Veteran's Way
sidewalks; Courthouse and Museum Sidewalk;
Brown Bridge pedestrian walkway; Foot Bridge;
Please pile snow on the left side of your
driveway (oriented if you are facing your
property). This will improve visibility of
approaching traffic and will reduce the
possibility of snow being pushed across your
driveway by plow trucks.
THE PLACING OF SNOW WINDROWS
Snow
Removal
operaƟons
begin
near
the centre line and work towards the
curb or edges of the roadway. Windrows
created at driveway entrances are the
responsibility of individual property owners.
Crews will not open
private driveway
access blocked by windrows.
SPECIAL NOTES:
Please do not attempt to stop the
snowplow
drivers
with
concerns
or
requests. Concerns or requests should be
made to the Town office at 250-295-3135
Fire Hall snow removal operaƟons, as condiƟons
require, will be given precedence at all Ɵmes.
Snow & Ice Removal services are not intended to
eliminate
all
hazardous
condiƟons
on
Town streets, sidewalks or trails at all Ɵmes.
They are intended to assist vehicles that are
properly equipped for winter driving and
operated using good winter driving pracƟces
and pedestrians using sidewalks and trails
with proper winter footwear. It is expected
that under normal winter condiƟons, there
will be situaƟons when the immediate demand
for Snow & Ice Removal services will exceed
the
available
resources.
In order
to
maximize
the
benefits
of operaƟons,
Snow
&
Ice
Removal
forces shall
conduct
operaƟons
according
to
the
following
prioriƟes to ensure connecƟvity
throughout the Town:
ROADWAY PRIORITIES AND STANDARDS
The Town of Princeton operates with a budgeted
amount of funds, which are required for a
number of purposes. The Town, in establishing
the Snow and Ice Control Policy must take into
consideration on its financial resources and its
personnel. PrioriƟes are established to provide
the greatest benefit to the majority of the
traveling
public.
In
seƫng
prioriƟes,
consideraƟon is given to criteria such as: Traffic
Volume, Road ClassificaƟon, Road Geometrics,
Terrain, Emergency Services, DriŌ Exposure, and
Drainage Problems.
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL FOR ROADS,
TOWN OWNED PARKING LOTS, AND LANES
Dependent on the weather condiƟons, the Public
Works
Manager
or
his
designate
will
determine resources to be used for removal of
snow and ice within the Town, and more
specifically,
in accordance with the following
sub-prioriƟes
:es:
Roads with steep grades.
IntersecƟons and corners.
Ice
Control
will
NOT
normally
be
undertaken
mid-block.
In
extenuaƟng
circumstances, the Town of Princeton has
the authority to use the services of a
contractor to assist in snow and ice control.
The Town of Princeton will not inspect or callout
crews for removal of snow deposited on the
roadways by residents.
Excluding contracted work, town equipment and
crews will not provide snow and ice removal
services on private property.
PARKING REGULATIONS WINTER MONTHS
As per Town of Princeton Regulate Traffic and
the use of Highways Bylaw 890, 2014 part 4
secƟon 6: "In order to facilitate snow removal
from streets during the period from November
1 to March 31 the following regulaƟons are in
effect:
This allows town crews to use the snow blower
to reduce the accumulaƟon of snow in parking
lanes immediately aŌer a snow event.
PLOWING AND SANDING OF SIDEWALKS
The Town of Princeton will be responsible for
snow removal from public sidewalks bordering
town owned faciliƟes only. It is the responsibility
of
the
property
owner
or
occupier
to
remove snow from sidewalks adjacent to their
property. As per Town of Princeton regulate
Traffic and the use of Highways Bylaw
890, 2014 Part 7 secƟon 22(l) "No person
shall, without prior wriƩen approval of the
town leave snow, ice or rubbish on the
sidewalks or any porƟon of them bordering real
property and; it shall be the duty of the owner or
occupier of any real property to remove all such
snow, ice and rubbish from the sidewalk before
the hour of 11:00 am each day unless requested
to
do
so
earlier
by
the
Town."
When residents or businesses shovel snow
from their driveway or sidewalk into the
road it can freeze and pose a hazard to
both
motorists
and
snow
removal
equipment. We ask that when shoveling
your
driveway
or
sidewalk,
you
are
instructed NOT TO place snow onto the
municipal road.
a) Parking is not permiƩed on Bridge
Street or Vermilion Avenue between
the hours of 11:00 pm and 8:00 am.
b) Vehicles parked on these streets
contrary to the winter parking
regulaƟons will be subject to towing
and impoundment. "