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Winter Maintenance Updates
Winter Storm Update for Thursday, April 11, 2013

Salting Operations

City of Vaughan Public Works crews began full scale salting operations at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 11. This operation will continue as deemed necessary by the Supervisor on call.​

Please Note

Windrow clearing is not available at this time of the year. 

Ploughing services are contracted annually by the City of Vaughan from December 1 through to March 31. The City has secured equipment to manage today's weather event, however there may be impacts to service levels. Your patience is appreciated. 

It is the City's objective to plough all roads within 16 hours of a snowstorm's completion. In cases of heavy snowfalls, accidents or mechanical breakdowns these objective may not be met.

Public works activities will be updated on this page during regular business work hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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SERVICE LEVELS
The City's main objective during a snow storm is to keep primary roads clear for emergency and transit vehicles.  When clearing operations begin, the City uses a priority based system to clear roads.  The priority based system is as follows:
  1. Primary Roads - high volume traffic, steep hills, sharp curves
  2. Secondary Roads - low volume traffic, all other residential streets
  3. Rear Laneways

MORE than 5 cm or 2 in. of snowfall accumulated on the road
Road ploughing and windrow clearing operations commence, and are carried out in the priority sequence identified above.

LESS than 5 cm or 2 in. of snowfall accumulated on the road
The specific course of action (including salting and sanding) will be determined by the Roads Supervisor, depending on snow depth, type of snow, drifting, icy conditions, etc.

For more information pertaining to our winter maintenance service levels, please click on:
 

Notes:

  1. Primary routes may be ploughed or salted more than once during a storm.  Once the primaries are deemed clear, only then will winter operations move to the secondary routes.
  2. Weather and road conditions are closely monitored day and night.
  3. City forces do not clear windrows created as a result of sidewalk ploughing operations.
  4. Residents who blow or deposit snow on the roadway are in contravention of the Highway Traffic Act, and all complaints of such activities should be directed to York Region Police.
  5. All fire routes will be maintained throughout a storm.

STREET PLOUGHING MAPS
To view the City's Street ploughing maps, click the link below.

Street Ploughing Maps


SIDEWALK SNOW CLEARING
Parks and Forestry Operations are responsible for clearing the snow from the City's sidewalks. For information, click link below.

Sidewalk Snow Clearing


WINDROW CLEARING
​The City of Vaughan is the only municipality in the Greater Toronto Area that provides windrow clearing to its residents, regardless of age or disability.

Windrow Clearing
 

WINTER RELATED BY-LAWS 
Public Notice to the Residents of the City of Vaughan
Residents of the City of Vaughan are asked to note the following information that is provided to enable residents to become aware of Municipal by-laws and their obligations as community members.

By-Law #300-93
Indicates that Residents are required to ensure that snow and ice are cleared from the City sidewalk abutting their property within 24 hours after a snowfall.

By-Law #244-2005
Prohibits the building, placement or maintaining of posts, fences, trees, hedges, retaining walls and wooden or cement curbing on all public road allowances on any road in the municipality. The removal of any such obstruction is particularly important for the safe and efficient clearing of sidewalks and driveway windrows.

The Ontario Highway Traffic Act, Section 181
Prohibits the placing of snow or ice on a roadway

By-Law #1-96 as amended
Prohibits overnight parking of vehicles on any street in the City of Vaughan between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. This helps to improve snow ploughing services and keep roads clear for emergency vehicles.
 

 Where is my SnowPlow?

 

​The "Where is My Snowplow?" website uses Global Position Systems (GPS) to provide residents with the opportunity to view the City's winter maintenance fleet in action. To view the City's fleet, click here.

Please note: The information refreshes every 15 minutes.
 
 
 

 Windrow Clearing

 
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The City of Vaughan is the only municipality in the Greater Toronto Area that provides windrow clearing to its residents, regardless of age or disability.

Windrow clearing is not available at this time of year.

To learn more, click here. 
 

 Contact Information

 

Public Works Department

Phone:
905-832-2281
 
Fax:
905-303-2005
 
Email:
 
Location:
Joint Operations Centre
2800 Rutherford Road
Vaughan, ON
L4K 2N9

 
 

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