Snow Removal Within Town Limits
The goal of snow removal within the Town of Rocky Mountain House is to establish reasonable mobility and clear a network of roads as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The Roadway Winter Maintenance Policy outlines how staff approach the large task of clearing snow from Town streets and trails, and other important points such as:
- Defining minor and major snowfalls (less than/greater than 13 centimeters).
- Timelines on when priority streets should be plowed and/or cleared to bare pavement (48 to 72 hours).
- Order of priority for streets to be cleared. Downtown core and service roads are the first to be plowed, followed by collectors and arteries, school route, residential collectors, industrial areas and other residential areas and cul-de-sacs.
- Signage in advance of snow removal operations (ideally 12 to 24 hours' notice). Signs to go up at the entrance to a subdivision/neighbourhood, but not necessarily at every cul-de-sac. Signing is not always possible, and depending on the amount of snow that has fallen, crews may be moving quickly. It generally takes 10 days to complete snow removal for the whole town, if it doesn't snow again during that time.
The map of snowclearing zones shows the order of priority for the Town's crews and equipment.
Residents are asked to obey NO PARKING signage when posted in residential neighbourhoods to allow operators to do a thorough job. There is a $100 fine for failing to observe NO PARKING signs in snow removal areas, as per the Traffic Bylaw. Engineering & Operations crews will work on roadway winter maintenance between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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For more information
Engineering & Operations Department
Email: operations@trmh.ca
Phone: 403-845-3220
