NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF BARRIE
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Weather
High of -7 today. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning. Tonight going down to a low of -10.
Priority Roads
Current road conditions are being monitored. No action is being taken at this time.
Secondary Roads
Residential plows began clearing routes at midnight and will be finishing up in most areas today. Three routes are running behind, so extra plows have been dispatched to assist in completion.
Sanders started applying material to all routes starting at 7:30 a.m.
Priority Sidewalks
Sanding and scraping will continue today until routes are complete.
Residential Sidewalks
Crews started clearing residential sidewalks at 4 a.m and will work until 4 p.m.
Reminder: Overnight Parking By-law
As per the Overnight Parking By-law, on-street parking is not permitted from 3–6 a.m. within the Downtown Business Improvement Area, and on other City streets from 12:01–7 a.m., Dec. 1 through Mar. 31.
This ensures the City can completely clear streets of snow and that large emergency vehicles can get down the street.
For up-to-date information on Winter Control and to see service level standards, visit www.barrie.ca/snow.
The City's levels of winter control service meet or exceed the Provincial Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways.
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