City of Courtenay Annual Report 2021

PUBLIC WORKS Snow and Ice Control in 2021

The Parks Services Division leads the sidewalk snow and ice control program, with 60 lane kms of sidewalks maintained with a variety of modified turf management equipment. Sidewalk priority is given to arterial roads, emergency services facilities, bus stops, and the downtown core commercial area. Once the priority sidewalks have been addressed, crews attend school zones, prescribed collector roads, park frontages, multi-use paths, and trail linkages. To view snow clearing priority routes, and your role as a resident or business, visit courtenay.ca/snow

December 2021 was one of the snowiest in recent memory, with 48 centimeters accumulated, including heavy snow on Christmas Eve and continuing for days. The extended winter conditions strained crews and equipment to their limits. During snow events, Public Works Services maintains 341 lane km of paved roadway and a combined 210 lane km of sidewalks/multi-use paths with crews working up to 16-hour shifts, rotating to provide 24-hour coverage during snow events. Priority is given to arterial and collector roads, emergency services facilities, bus routes, steep hills, school zones, and the downtown core commercial area. Once the priority roads have been addressed, crews attend local roads and cul-de-sacs.

City of Courtenay | 2021 Annual Report

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