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You can track the City of Toronto’s snow removal operations in real time

Written by on February 26, 2020

Winter’s not through with the city yet, Toronto, as is evident by today’s snowy weather.

And while residents are asked to clear their sidewalks for everyone’s safety, you can also keep up with the City of Toronto’s snow removal efforts in real time.

The city created Plow TO — which includes snow removal updates and a real time map of Toronto — in 2016. The page enables users to enter a specific address in Toronto, and follow the winter road maintenance of the area.

And since then, it has made several updates, including for the 2019/20 winter season, including:

  • ESRI based mapping and design enhancements
  • Real-time location of sidewalk equipment
  • New map layers (wards, traffic cameras and cycling network)
  • Enhanced search functionality by ward, address and intersection
  • The city created Plow TO — which includes snow removal updates and a real time map of Toronto — in 2016. The page enables users to enter a specific address in Toronto, and follow the winter road maintenance of the area.

According to the city, as soon as snow begins to fall, salt trucks are sent to expressways and main roads.

If the city receives 2.5 cm of snow, the plows are sent to the expressways and, if 5 cm fall, plows also go to the main roads, with plowing taking place intermittently for the duration of the storm.

 

It is only when the snow stops, and if the snow accumulation has reached 8 cm, that plows are sent to local roads.

The city will clear the local roads between 14 and 16 hours after the snow stops falling.

Toronto has a fleet of more than 1,100 snow clearing vehicles as well as more than 1,500 personnel (contracted and city staff) on standby 24 hours a day and seven days a week ready “to respond to snow at a moment’s notice,” according to the city.

A reminder as well to those in the downtown core, property owners are required to clear their sidewalks of snow within the 12 hours following a storm.

 

Source: DailyHiveToronto