The City of Regina says it will temporarily halt plowing of residential roads as a result of Tuesday’s snowfall and anticipated snowfall for this week.
The city said crews switched to a systematic snow plow and temporarily stopped the residential highway snow plow that began earlier this week.
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The city says systematic plowing means crews are plowing and applying ice control on Category 1 to 3 highways, starting with high-volume, high-speed highways, followed by transit routes, collector roads, and arterial roads, as well as also removing snow ridges from the school load. zones when school is not in session.
“On Sunday, January 9, crews will return to complete the Residential Road Snow Plow between 7 am and 5 pm each day until it is complete,” according to the city. “This is anticipated to take eight days, weather permitting. Roads that were already cleared during the residential snowplow will not be cleared again at this time. “
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The city reminds drivers to use caution when traveling on city roads and near snow equipment. You add to the safety of you, your passengers, and your operators by staying at least 3.5 cars, or 15 meters, away from the equipment.
For more information please visit Regina.ca/winter for an updated residential road snowplow map.
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