SPOKANE, Wash — After several inches of snow fell throughout Spokane on Wednesday, the city is transitioning to a full-city plow.
City crews began working at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning to clear secondary routes and arterials. A full crew will work through the night and transition into a full-city plow as arterials and secondary routes are cleared and snowfall subsides.
Full-city operations mean crews will be working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until they plow all streets across the city. Water and wastewater personnel will also be part of the full-city plowing efforts. Under the city’s snow response plan, officials estimate a full-city plow reaching all 2,200 lane miles of streets should take about three days to complete once it stops snowing and depending on weather conditions.
“The dayshift crews have been focused on main arterials and hills today and the night crew will continue that work as needed,” says Street Director Clint Harris. “Once those routes can sustain safe travel conditions, crews will start moving into secondary and residential areas.”
As Spokane crews work to remove snow from the roads, residents can track the progress being made on the city's website. The city’s residential plow route map shows the routes.
The city is asking drivers to slow down, be patient and drive according to the conditions. They are also asking drivers to avoid following plows to closely and to avoid passing them. Additionally, cars should be parked on the odd side of the street in neighborhoods to assist the plows.
The city said a Full-City plow reaching all 2,200 lane miles of streets should take about three days to complete once the snow stops and is dependent on weather conditions.
The city said downed trees or large limbs in the right of way should be reported to 311. Click here to find out how to check the city's snow removal progress.
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