HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2019-02-28 Snow Emergency Routes Feb 28
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
February 28, 2019
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Snow Emergency Routes to Take Effect at 10 p.m. on
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Leesburg, VA (February 28, 2019) – Current
forecasts call for one to three inches of snow to fall
on Leesburg during the overnight hours. In
advance of this anticipated snowfall, Snow
Emergency Routes in Leesburg will go into effect
beginning at 10 p.m. tonight. Town crews already
have pre-treated roadways with brine. Plowing
operations will begin once approximately two
inches of snow or sleet has accumulated on
roadways.
In preparation for snow plowing operations, all
vehicles must be removed from streets designated
as Snow Emergency Routes, to avoid being towed at the owner’s expense. Snow Emergency
Routes are as follows:
King Street, from the Union Cemetery to Country Club Drive
Loudoun Street, from Liberty Street to Harrison Street
Market Street, from Fairview Street to the Route 7/15 Bypass
In all other parts of town, residents are encouraged to remove vehicles, trailers, and other
items from the roadways in advance of the snow. Reducing the number of obstacles on the
streets greatly increases the efficiency of snow plowing operations in residential areas.
In addition, the Town recommends that residents wait until after streets have been plowed
before clearing the ends of their driveways, in order to avoid having to shovel more than once.
Property owners or occupants, both residential and commercial, are responsible for removing
snow from public sidewalks adjoining their properties within 24 hours of a snowfall. If ice is
present and cannot be removed, it should be covered with sand, kitty litter, or a similar
substance that will allow safe passage for pedestrians. Snow from sidewalks, driveways, and
parking areas must not be pushed into the street or other Town right-of-way.
Town crews will remove snow from sidewalks adjoining Town-owned or maintained properties,
after snow plowing operations are completed. For more information about the Town’s snow
removal operations, please visit www.leesburgva.gov/snowremoval.
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