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Safe drive to work after a snowstorm? Thank Town crews for the effort

February 13, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

Several winter storms have dumped snow on the region this year, creating hazardous driving conditions, including a winter event on Feb. 3 that turned some roads into a dangerous ice path.

The Town of New Tecumseth has done an excellent job of clearing the streets, roads, and sidewalks, to make travel safe.

Town crews complete the job in a timely manner during difficult circumstances to make sure residents will have a safe journey to work in the morning.

The Town uses both sand and salt for snow and ice control.

Sand is a mixture of nine parts screened sand and one part pure salt.

In conditions below -15°C, winter sand will be used on all routes as an abrasive.

Roads are plowed by priority, meaning major roads are plowed first so emergency vehicles can pass safely.

Smaller streets are plowed later.

Primary roads have the highest speeds and greatest volume of traffic.

The Town is responsible for clearing snow and ice from 775 kilometres of Town roads – 269 urban kilometres and 486 rural kilometres. There are 87 kilometres of sidewalks within Alliston, Beeton, and Tottenham that are cleared.

The Town is also responsible for clearing 15 parking lots.

Some roads, for example, Tottenham Road, and King Street North in Alliston, are the responsibility of the County of Simcoe.

There is a Town Standard in place that ensures crews operate at a minimum standard and complete due diligence when carrying out their duties. 

If you had a safe drive to work the morning after a snowstorm, thank the crews from the Town of New Tecumseth for a job well done. 

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