Priority Road Winter Maintenance |
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Yellow Lines - Mavis Yard area between and including Dundas Street and Eglinton Avenue |
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Red Lines - Meadowvale Yard area north of Eglinton Avenue and west of [and including] Mavis Road |
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Blue Lines - Malton Yard area north of Eglinton Avenue and east of Mavis Road |
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Green Lines - Clarkson Yard area south of Dundas Street |
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Major roads and collector
routes, represented by any thick coloured lines, are cleared by the City first
to ensure that residents, and emergency service vehicles like fire trucks and
ambulances, can safely travel to hospitals, schools, work and get to public
transportation systems during or immediately after a snowfall.
Type of Road |
Less than 5 cm of snow |
5 to 15 cm of snow |
15 to 30 cm of snow |
More than 30 cm of snow or back-to-back storms |
Major and priority roads |
Salted within 12 hours after the end of a snow fall |
Plowed and salted within 12 hours after the end of a snow fall |
Plowed and salted within 24 hours after the end of a snow fall |
Plowed and salted more than 24 hours after the end of a snowfall |
These roads are cleared to bare pavement.
Local Residential Streets
Once major roads, on-street bike lanes, priority sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, bus stops and roadside multi-use trails are clear, then crews focus on clearing residential roads and secondary streets.
These streets do not receive the same level of service as priority roads.
Type of Road |
Less than 5 cm of snow |
5 to 15 cm of snow |
15 to 30 cm of snow |
More than 30 cm of snow or back-to-back storms |
Residential and secondary roads |
Salted within 24 hours after the end of a snow fall |
Plowed and salted within 24 hours after the end of a snow fall |
Plowed and salted within 36 hours after the end of a snow fall |
Plowed and salted more than 36 hours after the end of a snowfall |
Bare pavement may not be achievable on these roads. The City's objective is to make these roads passable and safe. Some snow pack may be left
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