City Crews Preparing For Ice / Snowstorm

City of Kansas City, Mo., crews assigned to arterial, primary and residential streets are making preparations in anticipation of ice and snow expected to affect the Kansas City area starting this afternoon. Crews assigned to arterial and primary streets will be in position to begin plowing operations when snow and sleet begins. The City's Public Works, Parks and Recreation and Water Services departments will work to remove snow and ice from approximately 900 miles of primary and arterial routes and maintain a passable driving lane on more than 1,500 miles of residential routes. The City's Snow and Ice Plan calls for keeping primary and arterial streets open for traffic. On primary and arterial streets, crews plow curb-to-curb and work around the clock to remove snow and apply salt. On residential streets, the plan calls for providing a passable lane. Crews assigned to residential streets apply salt on intersections, hills and slick areas. Phase I of a winter storm watch will be issued when streets are slick. During this time, drivers who do not have snow tires on their cars will be ticketed if they get stuck on a major thoroughfare. In Phase II of a winter storm, cars parked on designated snow routes will be ticketed two hours after the phase is implemented. Residents may call the 3-1-1 Action Center at 311 or the Missouri Department of Transportation at (816) 622-6500 for assistance. Requests for removal of tree limbs from the rights-of-way should be directed to the 3-1-1 Action Center. Media inquiries about ice and snow removal should be directed to Dennis Gagnon, public information officer for the Public Works Department, (816) 513-2659.

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