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SNOW REMOVAL ON CITY STREETS With Winter comes storms, and the City of make winter driving safe in Louisville by observing Louisville Public Works Operations Division is these safety tips: ready. The Division has developed a • Leave early to give yourself enough travel time. .. r ' S Snow Control Plan to keep the streets • Travel at a safe distance from sand trucks and safe and accessible during periods of snow plows (approximately 200 feet) at all times to ice and snow. The goal is to provide avoid damage to your car. snow and ice control services to the • Do not try to pass these vehicles when spreaders entire city in keeping with the priorities outlined below are operating. Priorities are set according to traffic volumes, public • Exercise extreme care and caution when driving in safety, and access to emergency facilities and schools. adverse and inclement weather. Your safety and the The extent of the City's response to a storm depends on safety of other motorists and pedestrians is the factors such as storm severity and duration. highest priority. PRIORITIES: • Be sure your car has adequate tires and they are in Priority One Routes: OMajor arterials, arterial links, good condition. emergency facilities, downtown business loops, high • Limit and restrict travel unless absolutely necessary volume employers, steep slopes, and heavy drifting during severe storms. areas. • Park off-street if possible. Priority Two Routes: Primary internal collector • Do not attempt to stop a snow removal vehicle or streets within residential and commercial areas obstruct its path. connecting to arterial links and streets adjacent to CLEAR YOUR SIDEWALK schools. City residents are required to clear the sidewalks Priority Three Routes: Local streets within around their homes and businesses within 24 hours residential and commercial areas. after a storm. The City appreciates the assistance that HOW CAN YOU HELP? _, citizens provide in making this plan In order to be effective, sand trucks and snow plows ' work effectively. When clearing snow may use two lanes to operate. Sand trucks have .:,h from walks and private drives, be sure spinners which throw sand into both lanes. Please help to avoid creating an obstruction for traffic or pedestrians. CITY USES MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE TO HELP REDUCE POLLUTION I n 1994, the Regional Air Quality Council began requiring all metro area government agencies to reduce the se of sand and salt and increase the frequency of street sweeping where sand is applied in an effort to help lower the amount of polluting particles emitted into the air in Front Range cities. Mag chloride is a natural salt substance pumped from the Great Salt Lake with corrosion inhibitors added and mixed with water. It is water soluble and much less corrosive than salt. Mag chloride lowers the freezing point of water when applied as a "pre-treatment" on roads c.Y before a snowstorm. It slows the formation of ice and prevents snow pack from building up and sticking to the roadways. When snow is forecast for Louisville, the Public Works Operations Division applies mag chloride to major City streets. We make an effort to use mag chloride instead of sand and salt on South Boulder Road and McCaslin Boulevard, the City's heaviest traveled arterial streets, to decrease the impact of pollutants on the environment. Unlike sand and salt, the mag chloride does not contribute to air pollution. By using mag chloride, there is little need for street sweeping after a snow storm,which in turn cuts down costs. If you have any questions regarding the use of mag chloride, please call the Public Works Operations Division at 303.335.4769. Winter 2003-2004