Streets in Red Deer around schools will be a little bit clearer next week.
City officials said Friday that crews will remove snow around some schools in the city this weekend and perform spot clearing on some residential Green Routes next week.
“Extreme cold December weather with little snow and a warmer January, resulted in much of the snow accumulation melting on city streets,” said Doug Halldorson, Roads superintendent.
“Our usual program operates during business hours where possible, but school zones are a little different as we want to avoid delays as parents and buses drop off or pick up children and also any potential risks of kids playing close to where heavy equipment is operating.”
Residents are encouraged to watch for no-parking signs on their street and to sign up for snow zone notices to get text, email, or phone call reminders before they need to move their vehicles off the street.
Parking restrictions are in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily while plowing is scheduled, and vehicles left on the street will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense.
Crews are monitoring the snowpack on city streets and will determine if further plowing is required.
“We know that many residents are at home these days and we want to balance on-street parking and mobility for Grey Routes,” said Halldorson, “Windrows on Grey Routes can have an impact for residential parking so for now, we are going to continue to provide traction control on those streets and continue to monitor the need for plowing.”
The schedule for clearing over the next few days is as follows:
Saturday, February 5
Mountview Elementary
Vista Grande
Eastview Middle
Joseph Welsh Elementary
Maryview Elementary
St. Thomas Aquinas
Annie L. Gaetz Elementary
Sunday, February 6
St. Martin de Porres Elementary
Westpark Elementary
Westpark Middle
Ecole la Prairie
G.W. Smith Elementary
St. Elizabeth Seton Elementary
Monday, February 7
Nolan/Grant Street from 50 (Gaetz Avenue) to Taylor Drive
Niven/71 Street from 50 (Gaetz Avenue) to 59 Avenue
Nash/68 Street from 50 (Gaetz Avenue) to 59 Avenue