Winter maintenance activities cover over 250 km of roadways. Snow clearing aims to limit the deterioration of travel conditions and re-establish acceptable conditions for users as soon as possible. Our municipality's ability to respond to changing weather conditions must always be weighed against the availability and cost of resources.
We thank residents and motorists for their continued patience and co-operation while crews are working to clear snow from city roadways.
Have questions about our winter maintenance program?
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Regular winter maintenance operations |
The City of Lloydminster's Transportation Services team monitors weather reports so crews are ready for significant snowfalls. If a snow event is forecasted, additional staff are on-call for weekends. Snow is cleared from roadways in priority order and plowing takes precedence over any snow removal. The City of Lloydminster also advises residents of the following:
'Your City at Work' updates are regularly shared on our News page, as well as our many social media channels. |
Snow and ice operations |
The City of Lloydminster's Winter Maintenance Policy itemizes priority routes and defines amounts of snow that require deployment of road maintenance resources. When road conditions become slippery, sanding operations are initiated. Streets are sanded according to the priority sequence, with special attention is given to intersections, hills and curves. |
Snow clearing versus snow removal |
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Another key distinction in our winter operations: the difference between snow clearing and snow removal. Snow clearing is the process of pushing the snow off the roadway with a truck and a blade. The snow ends up in medians and sometime private property. Snow removal uses snow blowers and loaders to pick up the snow and put it in trucks to transport the snow to a field on the outskirts of town. Like many municipalities, the City of Lloydminster only conducts full snow removal in the downtown area to keep congestion from building up in the core. To conduct regular full City and residential removals requires additional resources and capital, currently not feasible under current budget constraints. This is why Council allots $1.5-million per year to cover the approximate cost on one full removal in the event of a snowfall that poses a public safety risk.
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Sidewalk and fire hydrant snow removal |
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Sidewalks As per the Community Standards Bylaw, residents are reminded to refrain from depositing snow and ice onto the streets when clearing snow from a property. The bylaw also outlines that the owner or occupant of property along municipal streets is responsible for removing snow and ice from the sidewalk within 72 hours of a snowfall. Fire hydrants The property owner or tenant’s responsibility is to keep one metre (three feet) surrounding the fire hydrant free from snow and ice. It is strongly recommended to create a pathway to the nearest sidewalk or roadway. |
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Frequently asked questions |
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Report a winter maintenance concern
Concerned residents have 24/7 online access to the Report a Concern portal to submit concerns or questions. The reported location must be within Lloydminster's city limits.
Still have have questions or concerns?
Email: roadservices@lloydminster.ca
Phone: 780-874-3700 ext 2785