It’s been a week since the first of two major winter storms blanketed Ottawa with about 70 centimetres of snow, and the Roads and Parking Services team has been hard at work ever since! Although the snowstorms are in the rear-view mirror now, winter operations keep moving forward to ensure the transportation network is safe and passable for all users.
Forecast and conditions
Periods of light snow are expected this afternoon and will continue until late this evening with winds at 20 kilometres per hour. Minimal snow accumulation is expected.
Transportation network conditions and our response
Supervisors continue to monitor the transportation network. The focus today is on sidewalks and snow removal. Crews are working 24 hours a day on restoring the transportation network and snow removal. There is still a lot to accomplish, and your patience is appreciated.
The sidewalk network remains snow packed and problem spots have been identified in some areas of the city. Crews continue to use blowers to widen and clean up the sidewalks and are beginning to transition to a blade attachment to plow/scrape the remaining snow. They are also applying materials to help restore them; however, multiple passes will be required, as they currently do not meet the City’s Maintenance Quality Standards.
The team continues to clean up bus stops, crosswalks, intersections, pedestrian island and corners.
Given the snow packed sidewalks and continued cleanup efforts, the Significant Weather Event remains in effect until further notice.
Snow removal operations
The team continues their work, day and night, on snow removal operations throughout the City.
Next steps
Roads and Parking Services is hard at work restoring the transportation network and snow removal.
Thank you for your continued support of our winter operations.
