Friday, January 2, 2015

Arlington Heights Snow Removal Guide for 2014

The Village of Arlington Heights Wednesday, December 31, 2014 released a snow removal guide for the streets in the area. Roadways are managed by the Village of Arlington Heights, the Cook County Highway Department and IDOT.

As snow removal and ice control operations begin, Arlington Heights Public Works drivers will first clear the arterial and collector streets. Trucks will make two opening passes on all streets and then return later to plow the street full width to the curb. Residents are advised to wait until after the plows have moved the snow to the curb before attempting to clean their driveway apron. An additional crew is called in to clear eight miles of sidewalks around public parking lots, around areas leading to the downtown train station, and around Village owned buildings.

Comprehensive jurisdiction map of the Village [PDF]

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Parking Restrictions
Parking is not allowed on Village streets from 2 AM to 5 AM daily. In addition, no parking is allowed on Village streets after two inches of snowfall, until such time that the street is completely cleared of snow.

Snow Deposits on Streets
Snow cleared from private areas may not be deposited on public walks or streets. Snow cleared from walks or drives may not be deposited in the streets. Besides being against Village ordinance, these practices may result in hazardous conditions.



Snow Removal Operations
In general, when snow accumulations are two inches or less, crews will apply a salt/liquid deicer mixture to soften the snow and prevent ice from bonding to the pavement. The salt is pre-wetted with a liquid blend consisting of salt brine, liquid calcium chloride and sugar beet juice. The use of this liquid blend allows us to use less rock salt while achieving improved snow-melting performance. This pre-wetting of the road salt allows us to save money by using less salt while also using a more eco-friendly material.

When snow accumulations exceed three inches, the front-mounted plows are used to move the snow off streets and onto parkways. Plows will first clear the arterial and collector streets. Trucks will make two opening passes on all streets, then return later to plow the full-width of the street to the curb.

Residents are advised to wait until after the plows have moved the snow to the curb before attempting to clean their driveway apron.

A crew is called in to clear sidewalks around public parking lots, on selected pedestrian routes leading to the Downtown train station, and around Village-owned buildings. Additionally, two employees are called out to salt and plow Village-owned parking lots at locations such as the Police station, four Fire stations, Senior Center, and the commuter parking lots.

The Village has approximately 300 cul-de-sacs which are divided into 10 zones for plowing operations. Each zone is assigned a driver with a small pick-up truck or a 1-ton dump truck with a plow. These crews plow these tighter areas when snow is two to three inches deep or greater.


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