CITY OF NEW HAVEN

SNOW PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE PLAN

WINTER 2020
Review of the Snow Response Plan for the City of New Haven
 221 Miles of
Roadway
Surface
7 Arterial
Snow Routes
818 Roads
(Outside
Contractors)

City of New 56 Posted

22 Routes
(Class 8)
Haven Snow
Emergency
Snow Landscape Routes

102 Dead
331 Narrow
End Streets
Streets
(Parks Dept)

8 narrow
Snow Routes
(550’s)
 SNOW FLOW CHART
6+ INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
Evaluate Need for
Forecast Provided by Parking Ban &
National Weather Service Evaluate Need to Enforcement Action
& DTN Weather Pre-Treat Road
Surfaces  Zone A Downtown
 Snowfall Beginning Time  Zone B Posted Snow
 Expected Duration  Intersections Emergency Routes
 Expected Accumulation  Steep Inclines  Zone C Residential
 Activate Emergency  Bridges  Citywide Message
Operations Center  Overpasses  BOE Parking Lots
 Review School  Other  Blue Light Activation
Cancellation needs  Evaluate Downtown
 Inspect Sand Barrels Parking Garages
 Evaluate other
Parking Lot Availability
 Prioritize Plowing Routes
DPW Equipment
 Posted Snow Emergency Evaluate Sidewalk/
Available Snow
Equipment for storm Routes Bus Shelter
 Evaluate On-Hand  Arterial Routes Shoveling Needs
Material  Intersections
 Sand  Downtown  LCI
 Salt  Schools / Public Bldgs Parks
 Brine  Narrows / Residential  External Resources
 De-icing Solution  Dead Ends
 Bus Stops / Fire Hyd.

Quality Assurance &

Performance Review Post Storm Concerns

Outside Contractors  SeeClickfix

DPW Plowing  DPW Review
School Contractors  Misc Clean-Up
Sidewalks  DPW Assessment
Designated School Parking Lots
1. Betsy Ross 8.Lincoln Bassett
2. Conte 9.King Robinson
3. Cross 10.Hill Central
4. Career 12.Beecher
5. Clinton Ave 11.Barnard
6. Columbus 13.Sheridan
7. Davis 14.Daniels
 NO ODD SIDE PARKING
In order to communicate effectively, it
has become necessary to change the
terminology during a Zone C Residential
Parking Ban to say NO ODD Side
Parking. This will ensure there is no
message conflict on the many streets
that do not allow even side parking.
 AREAS OF 2019-2020
IMPROVEMENT
 Shorter Ban Messages
 School Lot Parking
 New Equipment
 Additional Concentration on Narrow Streets and around
schools
 Using additional anti-icing throughout city on smaller
streets and dense areas as needed
 Enforcement of contractors, businesses and homeowners
placing snow on streets
 Better Sidewalk work with new equipment and
enforcement
QUESTIONS /
RECOMMENDATIONS