A snow plow made its way through Hereford Lane in northeast Glasgow Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. The City of Glasgow continues salting and plowing efforts through Thursday evening and into Friday.
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GLASGOW — The City of Glasgow’s Department of Public Works says crews are plowing and salting roadways through Thursday evening and Friday.
Snow and ice removal in the city is a combined effort of the DPW, Barren County Road Department and the Kentucky Department of Highways.
The DPW released a FAQ list Thursday afternoon.
The City of Glasgow is divided into four work zones. The DPW prioritizes these routes to clear snow and ice.
Priority 1 — All main arterials that connect hospitals/ ambulances, fire/EMT stations, hot spots and offsite locations
Priority 2 — All remaining arterials and selected collector streets for designated bus routes and around schools
Priority 3 — All other collector streets and thoroughfares completing a network for the major traffic volume streets
Priority 4 — All remaining streets such as residential streets within subdivisions and neighborhoods
- Plowing will begin once snowfall reaches two inches or if an extreme amount of snowfall is predicted.
- The city owns and operates 3 large salt and plow trucks and 1 small salt and plow truck.
- To avoid overtime but maximize manpower on the streets, crews work in 8 hour shifts 24 hours per day during a snow event.
- City trucks are responsible for city roads. You may see them travel through County or State roads with their plow up in order to get to various City roads or their assigned work zones.
- Vehicles parked on the street hinder the ability for snowplows to properly clear the streets. If vehicles are parked on both sides of the street, it can be impossible for crews to get down the street with a plow.
- Often during a heavy snow, it is difficult for crews to determine where the curb and gutter is on the road.
- The city is not able to clear private entrances and drives. This is the home-owners responsibility.
- Please remember if clearing a driveway or parking lot not to push snow into the street as it causes a driving hazard.
- Depending on the accumulation of snow, it may take several passes before crews can leave “P1” routes to being work on P2, P3 and P4 routes. If snow fall is heavy, crews must continue their efforts on P1 routes to keep them open.
- Information and updates will be posted as often as possible on the City of Glasgow Facebook page.
