Operational Services Snow & Ice Management Snow Removal
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Snow Removal Snow will be loaded and hauled away at intersections throughout the town when the snow banks impede the vision of vehicular traffic. Snow shall be removed from crosswalks in the immediate vicinity of schools within town as required to improve visibility of pedestrians. Snow shall be loaded and hauled away from the downtown business district on Main Street between Parade Street and Forest Street including Collins Street and John Street (Main Street to Second Street and Cliff Street (Main Street to Kirk Street)). This will be undertaken normally at night between 12:00 a.m. and 7 a.m., Monday to Friday, as time permits after storm cleanup operations have been completed on roads, sidewalks and parking lots. Snow will be removed from Main Street once the snow banks have reached a height of 24" above the adjacent sidewalk and the clear walking width of sidewalks has been reduced to 1.5 meters or less.
Snow will be loaded and hauled away from in front of retail businesses located on Main Street between Forest and Argyle Streets. This will normally be undertaken during regular working hours, Monday to Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Fire Hydrants Whenever snow begins to accumulate to levels where operation of hydrants becomes difficult or they are buried entirely, they will be shoveled out. This normally occurs once clean up after a storm has been completed. Snow Dumps: There are four locations within the Town of Yarmouth where snow is taken for disposal after removal. They are as follows: 1) Clements Avenue (off Starrs Road) |