City of Red Deer recaps pilot snow and ice control program this season
This winter, the City of Red Deer is piloting changes to the snow and ice control program with the goal of restoring mobility sooner and providing safe, accessible and well-maintained transportation infrastructure.
To improve mobility and responsiveness, the City says residential streets will now be included in their 24-hour snow and ice control operations. Previously, residential plowing was completed weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
“We have heard from the community that they want residential streets completed sooner,” said Greg Sikora, Manager of Parks and Public Works. “By expanding our operations to 24/7, we will be able to clear Green and Grey Routes within seven days individually, which is an improvement from the previous average of 24 plus days to complete.”
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