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Highlands Ranch Snow Removal & Plowing

Metro District staff plows snow along 150 miles of trails and sidewalks adjacent to major roads in the community. Douglas County is responsible for plowing snow along our streets.

Snow Removal Priorities

Fire stations

Essential Metro District buildings

Sidewalks and hard surface trails

Parking lots at community and neighborhood parks

Homeowner Responsibilities

Snow removal is required within 24 hours after the snow has fallen.

Remove snow from sidewalks bordering your home.

Remove snow around mail boxes and fire hydrants if present.

Service Guidelines

1. Snow depth – Metro District staff will begin plowing when three inches of snow has accumulated. If there is less than three inches or site conditions are unsafe, the snow crew coordinator will determine the need to remove snow based on weather forecasts and site conditions.

2. Follow-up – Follow-up will occur on consecutive days after a snowfall to ensure safe passage. Ice melt or sand will be applied as needed.

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Lone Tree Snow Removal & Plowing

Plowing and De-icing Procedures

General Plowing and De-Icing Procedures for Roadways

Snow removal shall commence upon accumulation of 3-4 inches.

Snow forecasts are monitored to determine the anticipated extent of storm and expected temperatures.

Snow removal personnel are notified of anticipated shift times.

Anti-icing product is applied to arterial roadways when temperatures are appropriate to minimize bonding of snow to pavement.

Snow removal equipment and personnel are deployed when snow starts falling.

Lone Tree’s prioritization criteria are used on snow routes (see below and map)

Primary: Major roadways that provide for high traffic volumes over medium to long distances.

Secondary: Collectors that distribute traffic between major and local roads, serve as main connectors within subdivisions, and link one subdivision with another. Collectors generally do not provide direct access to private property.

Tertiary: Local roads and cul-de-sacs that provide for low to medium traffic volumes within subdivisions and provide direct access to residences or private property.

Abrasive materials are applied to roadways when required to provide traction. Curves, hills and intersections normally receive a salt/sand mixture, “Ice Slicer” de-icing product to address icy conditions.

If emergency access is needed anywhere in the City, the Police Department will notify the snow removal personnel and the snow removal equipment will be deployed to assist as necessary.

Roadways are widened to completely remove snow from driving surfaces. Several passes are sometimes necessary to completely remove snow.

Widening, ice removal and cleanup operations may take place several days after a snow storm.

Other Snow Management Policies

Fire Hydrants

Snow removal personnel try to not pile excessive amounts of snow and ice on hydrants. Personnel will provide clearing of specific hydrants in the event of an emergency.

Fire hydrants within public right-of-way will be cleared after the roadways have been cleared and resources/personnel become available, or as needed by emergency personnel.

Storm Drains

Storm Drain Inlets within public right-of-way will be cleared after the roadways have been cleared and resources/personnel become available, or as ponding becomes a problem.

Sidewalks

Generally, sidewalks along public roadways are to be cleared of snow and ice by the owner of the adjacent property.

The City will only clear sidewalks that are not in front of a residence or commercial building. See Sidewalk Snow Removal Map.

Sidewalk clearing by the City will only occur after the roadways have been cleared and widened, and resources/personnel become available

City of Centennial Snow Removal & Plowing

Acknowledgements

The City would like to acknowledge the contributions of those entities involved in the creation of the first

Snow and Ice Control Plan in 2007.

Centennial City Council

Arapahoe County Council for Organized Responsible Development (ACCORD)

Arapahoe County

Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office

Bristol Cove Homeowners’ Association

Bus Stop Advertising, LLC

Centennial Council of Neighborhoods (CenCON)

Cherry Creek School District

City of Centennial Staff

Community Mobility Services

Cunningham Fire District

Independent District Engineering Services, LLC (IDES)

Littleton Public School District

Outdoor Promotions

Parker Fire District

Regional Transportation District (RTD)

South Metro Fire District

South Suburban Parks and Recreation

The Aurora Chamber of Commerce

E. MATERIALS

1. Deicing Solids

During normal ice control operations, a solid deicing material is spread on the street

pavement to melt ice and packed snow. The numerous and changing deicing solids that

are commercially available will be evaluated prior to each winter season by the public

works department and purchased based on performance and cost.

Typical deicing solids used by Colorado front-range cities include:

 Rock salt - 100% sodium chloride (NaCl), mined natural white salt supplied to the

Colorado region by railroad cars from Kansas. Application temperature to 20

degrees F.

 Ice Slicer® - mined natural salt from Redmond, Utah. It is reddish in color, 93.5%

sodium chloride and 6.5% minerals. It is 50% more expensive and 6.5% less

corrosive than white rock salt.

 Rapid Thaw® - mined natural salt similar to Ice Slicer®. It is reddish in color, 90%

sodium chloride and 10% minerals. It is 75% more expensive and 10% less

corrosive than white rock salt.

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 Caliber M-1000® - a blend of 30% magnesium chloride solution and 70% corn byproduct.

Twice as expensive but 78% less

corrosive than white rock salt.

 ClearLane® - rock salt (98%) enhanced

with a mixture of liquid magnesium chloride,

a PNS approved corrosion inhibitor and a

coloring agent (2%). Lower melting

temperature and may provide less scatter

when spread on pavement. It is 25% more

expensive and 67% less corrosive than

white rock salt.

 Anti-skid material - Salt/Aggregate Mixture –

aggregate material typically mixed with 7%

to 25% white rock salt. This material may

be effective in certain temperature or street

conditions.

2. Anti-icing Liquids

Prior to snow plowing operations, a liquid material may be sprayed on the street and

bridge pavement to prevent bonding of packed snow and ice to the pavement. The

numerous and changing anti-icing liquids that are commercially available will be

evaluated prior to each winter season by the public works department and purchased

based on performance and cost.

Typical anti-icing liquids used by Colorado front-range cities include:

 Magnesium Chloride (MgCl) – CDOT analysis shows low corrosiveness and low

environmental degradation. Refreeze temperature of 4 degrees F.

 FreezGard® - magnesium chloride hexahydrate product with decreased refreeze

temperature. 30% more expensive than MgCl.

 Apex® - magnesium chloride based product with enhanced melting and

temperature capability. 40% more expensive than MgCl and refreeze temperature

of -8 degrees F.

 Ice Ban® - magnesium chloride based product with enhanced corn based inhibitor

for decreased refreeze temperature similar to Apex®. 50% more expensive than

MgCl.

F. EQUIPMENT

The Service Provider’s standard snow removal equipment includes plow trucks and frontend

loaders. This equipment is continually maintained for efficient and effective service.

Road graders, pick-up truck plows and additional loaders for supplemental plowing will be

provided though the Service Provider’s company resources, rental contracts or

subcontractors.

Plowing operations are performed by plow trucks, which consist of tandem axle or single

axle dump trucks equipped with a plow and an anti-icing or deicing material spreader. The

liquid and granular material spreaders are equipped with computerized spreader controllers.

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All snow removal equipment shall be tracked in real time (5-second ping) using Automatic

Vehicle Location/Global Positioning System.

G. STORM SUMMARY REPORT

When the storm is over, the Service Provider shall prepare a written summary of the snow

and ice control operation that will contain:

 Work Order number,

 Starting and ending time of operations,

 Number of miles plowed,

 Amount of material used,

 Number of CDL hours used,

 Brief analysis and discussion of problems encountered and recommendations, and

 Estimated snow depth

When supplemental plowing is directed, the Service Provider shall also include the following

information in the written storm summary:

 Identification of each piece of equipment and each operator,

 Start and end time for each piece of equipment and each operator, and

 For Priority 3 snow removal, the cost of each piece of equipment and each operator.

The post-storm summary shall be submitted to the Public Works Director within 5 work days

for information and review.

H. HAULING AND DUMPING PROCEDURES

The Service Provider, with direction given by the City Manager or designee, will identify

locations used for dumping snow, if sites are available. Dumping at or hauling to these sites

from private property without authorization is prohibited.

I. TOWING PROCEDURES

Towing stalled or abandoned vehicles may be necessary so that the snow and ice control

operations can be effective.

The Sheriff will authorize towing of stalled or abandoned vehicles for safe traffic flow. The

Sheriff’s Office may dispatch a commercial towing company to provide the required

assistance. The Sheriff’s Office maintains a list of commercial towing companies who have

contracts with the County to provide this service.

If a vehicle has been towed, the owner should contact the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatcher at 303-795-4711 to determine the location of the vehicle.

J. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND STREET CLOSURES

During certain winter storm events it may become necessary to close streets or portions of

streets to traffic. The Arapahoe County Sheriff may restrict the type of vehicles that may be

operated on City streets during severe weather conditions and may order that certain

streets be closed. Every effort will be made to alert the public of any restrictions and/or

closures through the news media, community contacts, and posted on the City’s website,

www.centennialco.gov. This action will only be taken if the streets are considered unsafe

for travel.

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