Current road conditions – Priority 1 routes – Bare in most sections, patch snow/ice in shaded areas, piles from plowing on roadsides.

Priority 2 routes – Snow-covered and easily passable, snow accumulations on road edges or areas with parked cars

Priority 3 routes – Snow covered and passable, snow clearing has occurred at least once, and crews are revisiting as they finish up work on Priority 1 & 2 routes

Weather predictions – Environment Canada keeps the Artic Outflow Warning and a Storm Watch Warning in place as temperatures continue well below freezing. The weather models predict snow coming on Thursday night at approximately 11 pm, with initial predictions being between 10-20 cm of snow, turning to freezing rain and eventually rain starting Saturday.

Upcoming activities:

Streets:

* Three trucks are salting Priority 1 routes to support the morning commute.

* A full crew is working Downtown (Shaughnessy, McAllister and Wilson, etc.) removing snow or piling it out of the way to make room for plowing

* The crew will move to Coast Meridian Overpass to do the same after Downtown is finished.

* Restocking of Salt Bays continues throughout the day.

Parks:

* Parks crews will prepare by salting and applying ice melt on their Priority 1 sidewalks and trails.

Utilities:

* Utilities crews are planning for the melting snow and rain predicted to start Saturday to ensure drains are exposed to prevent overland flooding.

Shop:

* Focus on minor repairs and snow equipment maintenance to prepare for snow Thursday’s prediction

City issues/concerns please report via:

The PoCo Sort & Report app

portcoquitlam.ca/report or

604.927.3111