City of Brandon Snowplow Crews Preparing for Colorado Low

Source: City of Brandon News Release - December 13, 2022             

Brandon, MB – City of Brandon Public Works Department is preparing for a snow-clearing event as the forecast shows a snowfall warning of 5 - 15 cm overnight with winds gusting 50-60 km/h.  

 
Snowfall amount, the density of snow, humidity, rising or falling temperatures, wind velocity and direction along with the time of year, all play a part in how the City's Public Works Department responds to any snow event. If a Citywide plowing program is implemented, it will be completed immediately after a snow event. 

Snow plowing and/or snow removal are conducted according to a priority system. When storms are continuous, or closely follow one another, operations will be repeated or continued on the routes of the highest priority, before moving onto routes of a lesser priority. These route designations include the following: 

Priority One "A" (P1A) 

·       Include main routes to be plowed within 24 hours of the start of a snow event 

·       Main arterial streets throughout the city to ensure ease of travel and plowed streets are evenly spread citywide 

·       Once finished P1A route crews will move directly into P1 routes 

Priority One (P1) 

·       Include routes that primarily consist of arterial and collector streets, City bus routes and some selected residential streets. 

·       The clearing of snow on these streets is the main emphasis of the snow clearing program following a snow event. City crews, however, may be clearing other streets while the P1 routes are being cleared. 

·       Depending on the conditions, these streets are normally cleared in the first 24 to 72 hours (about 3 days) after plowing commences. 

If residents have any inquiries about snow clearing in their area, they can do the following: 

·       Visit snowmap.brandon.ca for regular updates 

·       Sign up for Text notifications at textme.brandon.ca* 

·       Call 204-729-2285 either during regular business hours or after hours if they have any emergent concerns 

For more information on snow removal, please visit brandon.ca/snow-removal. 

During any snow event the Public Works Department appreciates your cooperation, please be patient, we will get to your street as soon as possible. 

*Text notifications will be used to notify you of snow clearing occurring within the city, as well as events specific to your zone.