Winter Operations Update - Wednesday, January 29

Mother Nature delivered as promised last night; it’s a winter wonderland out there, Ottawa, and it’s not over yet! The Roads and Parking Services team has been hard at work all night, and they aren’t done yet!

Forecast and conditions

As of 10 am this morning, there were 8 centimetres down with more in localized areas. Periods of snow, heavy at times, is expected through the morning with another 5 centimetres before tapering off to flurries. Winds are expected to be 20 kilometres per hour, gusting to 40, causing blowing and drifting snow in open areas. A daytime high of minus 8 is forecasted and will drop to minus 21 overnight.

Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways, and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Residents are reminded to exercise extreme caution by adjusting to the conditions of the transportation network as visibility may be reduced at times.

Our response

With over 13,000 lane kilometres of roadway, over 2,500 kilometres of sidewalks and approximately 575 pieces of equipment, our dedicated crews are hard at work. Last night, once accumulation began, crews were deployed to clear and treat sidewalks, priority roads, bus routes, the Transitway and the winter cycling network. Today, crews will make their way into residential neighbourhoods and continue throughout the day and into the evening. The nightshift will be back in overnight to clean up any problem areas such as bus stops, crosswalks, intersections, pedestrian islands, corners and cul de sacs.

As a reminder, the cold temperatures and blowing snow make it difficult to clear snow and ice so it will take crews longer to get through the entire transportation network. Please be patient as our crews navigate these difficult conditions.

Next steps

Roads and Parking Services will continue to monitor the transportation network throughout the day and overnight.

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