NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF BARRIE
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Priority roads
City salt trucks were dispatched at 5 a.m. for a touch up salt-run.
Secondary roads
Residential plows began at midnight and are nearing completion. Once the salt trucks have completed their routes, they will be applying sand to hills, curves and intersections in residential areas.
Priority sidewalks
Crews continue to plow and sand priority sidewalks. They will continue until the sidewalks are in a good passable condition.
Secondary sidewalks
Residential sidewalk plows were in at 4 a.m. to continue plowing and sanding operations. They will continue until 4 p.m., or until the sidewalks are in a good passable condition. Staff were also downtown at 4 a.m. to salt sidewalk approaches.
Reminder: Overnight parking by-law
As per the overnight parking by-law, on-street parking is not permitted from 3–6 a.m. within the Downtown Business Improvement Area, and on other city streets from 12:01–7 a.m., Dec. 1 through March 31. This ensures the city can completely clear streets of snow and that large emergency vehicles can get down the street.
For up-to-date information on Winter Control and to see service level standards, visit here.
The city's levels of winter control service meet or exceed the Provincial Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways.
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