Good Evening Ward 24 Neighbours,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the snow event of December 1, here is an update on City of Toronto Transportation\nServices’ winter operations plans as of December 1 at 6pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
***Note:\u00a0 These plans are estimates only and subject to changing conditions such as timing of the event and\u00a0the amount\/type of precipitation.***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Weather: Light snow becomes spotty and\nintermittent late this afternoon and continues overnight ending by mid Monday\nmorning. Wet snow amounts of 2 to 4 cm are possible by late in the day with the\nhighest amounts on grassy and elevated surfaces. An additional 2 or 3 cm is\npossible overnight along with some patchy freezing drizzle before it ends\nMonday morning. Winds will continue to gust to 60 km\/h at times this afternoon\ndiminishing to gusting 40 km\/h overnight and through the day tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Due to insufficient\nsnow accumulation, it is unlikely that local roads will be plowed in response\nto this snow event<\/strong>. High & low pedestrian volume sidewalks, as well as\nseparated bike lanes, will be cleared\/salted multiple times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roadway\nSalting: <\/p>\n\n\n\n –\n Salting\noperations in all areas of the city commenced at approx. 8am \u2013 9am\nSunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n –\n \nMultiple rounds of salt have been applied to expressways, arterial, and\ncollector roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n –\n \nSalters will complete their first round of salting on local roads later this\nevening. As second round will be applied through the overnight period and\ninto Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roadway Plowing<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \nPlowing operations on arterial and collector roads, where required, commenced\nat approx. 1pm \u2013 2pm and will be completed by approx. 12am. There may be\nsome cleanup operation through the overnight period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \nNo plowing operations on local roads due to lack of accumulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trails & Separated Bike Lanes<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \nApprox 3 rounds of salting & plowing of the Martin Goodman Trail &\nHumber Bay Waterfront Trail since approx. 8am Sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \nApprox 3 rounds of salting & plowing of the separated bike lanes since\napprox. 8am Sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \nApprox 3 rounds of salting & plowing on trails and bike lanes since approx.\n8am Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sidewalks & Bus Stops<\/p>\n\n\n\n – \nFirst round of mechanical sidewalk clearing on high pedestrian volume sidewalks\nand bus stops commenced at approx. 10am Sunday and will be completed Sunday\nevening<\/p>\n\n\n\n –\n Second\nround will commence overnight and continue through Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For up to the minute updates please follow Transportation Services on\nTwitter at @TO_WinterOps and on our newly re-launched real-time public GPS site\nat www.toronto.ca\/plowto<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n All my Best,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Good Evening Ward 24 Neighbours, For the snow event of December 1, here is an update on City of Toronto Transportation Services’ winter operations plans as of December 1 at 6pm. ***Note:\u00a0 These plans are estimates only and subject to changing conditions such as timing of the event and\u00a0the amount\/type of precipitation.*** Weather: Light snow becomes spotty … <\/p>\n