With the first snow of the year expected tonight (Oct. 22), the City of Penticton is reminding residents of road clearing priorities.
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Road clearing is broken down into priority one, two and three categories. The city will clear roads in the following order.
Priority one roads:
- Major collectors: main routes serving as connectors/collectors between areas and routes
- Steep grades: hilly terrain with high traffic volumes
- School zones: serving as routes to access school
- Roads serving emergency routes to hospitals and fire equipment
- Major transit routes: serving the majority of transit users
Priority 2 Roads:
- Collectors (remainder of)
- Main industrial routes
- Minor transit routes
Priority 3 Roads:
- The remainder of the routes in the city, typically local roads
It can take the city approximately 48 hours to reach residential streets and cul-de-sacs from the time it stops snowing.
If snow falls again within that time, crews must return to streets with higher priority first.
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