Snow Removal


Levels of Service 

The City of Brampton clears its roads on a priority system. Primary roads (includes arterial and major collector roads, such as Main Street and Bramalea Road) are cleared first followed by local residential streets and courts.

We do our best to maintain municipal roads and sidewalks within 24 hours after the end of snowfall. It may take longer if weather conditions are severe.

Remember to clear the way! Don’t park on your street until it has been salted or plowed, otherwise your car may be towed.


ROADS - PRIMARY SERVICE ROADS, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL STREETS & COURTS

Primary roads are: Snow Plow 
  • roads that carry high volumes of traffic, like Main Street and Bramalea Road
  • on a Brampton Transit/Züm bus route
  • the first to be cleared when it snows
  • treated with salt brine and/or salted as needed and then plowed continuously until pavement is bare, during any snowfall

Local residential streets are:
  • maintained after primary roads are complete
  • treated with salt (sand may be used during extreme cold weather)
  • only plowed when a single storm results in 7.5 cm or more of snow
  • Residential streets with a Peel Public or Separate School are treated as primary roads

Courts are:
  • treated in the same manner as local residential streets
  • have the snow pile in the middle of the court removed when there is not enough storage area for the next snow event

SIDEWALKS 

Sidewalks are plowed and receive a sand/salt mix, if they are:  

Sidewalk Plowing

Sidewalk Plowing

  • on roads like Main Street and Bramalea Road (arterial roads)
  • in front of City parks and recreation facilities
  • curb-faced (no grass boulevard)
  • behind a property (reverse frontage)
  • on a road with Brampton Transit/Züm bus stop locations
Where sidewalks are not cleared by City crews, property owners are responsible for clearing snow and ice from sidewalks in front of or beside their property. Failure to do so by 11 a.m. the day after the end of a snowfall could result in a fine under a City By-law.

 Walkways WALKWAYS - CITY - CLEARED
Street-to-Street Walkways are: plowed and receive a sand/salt mix, during sidewalk plowing
Street-to-Park Walkways are: plowed (minimum 5 cm), salted or sanded once winter maintenance at the recreation facility parking lots is complete


PATHWAYS - WITHIN CITY PARKS

Pathways within City Parks are:
  • plowed once winter maintenance at the recreation facility parking lots is complete (minimum 5 cm)
  • expected to be completed within 24 to 48 hours after the end of a snowfall

PARKING LOTS - CITY - CLEARED

City-Operated Recreational Facility Parking Lots are:
  • plowed within 24 hours after the end of snowfall (minimum 5 cm). A heavy or continuous snowfall may extend this period to 48 hours or more
  • sanded or salted as required and on a continuous basis during a snowfall
 
Municipal Parking Lots are:  plowed, sanded or salted prior to 7 a.m. and then as required throughout the day.

 School Crossings

SCHOOL CROSSINGS

School Crossings are: hand cleared and sanded/salted as required throughout a snowfall

 


BRAMPTON TRANSIT/ZÜM BUS STOPS, SHELTER  PADS & TERMINALS

Brampton Transit/Züm Stops and Shelter Pads are: Bus Stops
  • cleaned and sanded/salted, usually in the evening, when there is less traffic
Brampton Transit/Züm Bus Terminals are:
  • sanded/salted as required throughout a snowfall
  • plowed when snow accumulations reach 4.5 cm

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