YOUR ROLE

• Plows travel slower than other vehicles. Reduce your speed and don't pass snow plow vehicles while they are plowing. Never drive into a snow cloud.
• Allow yourself extra travel time.
• Be patient.
• Never use cruise control or get distracted in your driving.
• Keep your distance from trucks spreading sand.
• Stay out from behind snow removal equipment. Frequent backing is necessary during plowing, and visibility to the rear is very limited.

CLEAN UP PROCESS

• The fleet of plow trucks for Carver County consist of 16 trucks assigned to plow routes and 4 spare trucks.
• The 16 plow routes are designed to make 1 pass in each lane of travel in about 4 hours and 2 passes in 8 hours.
• Ideally snow and ice work starts at 2 am. During times of a snow and ice call outs, 16 trucks are on the road and 2 technicians are in the shop to repair and maintain the equipment during the event.
• The side saddle tank holds liquid deicer. This is a mixture of salt brine and other deicers that lower the freeze point. The mixture is applied to the dry salt in the box as it is applied to the road. This helps to activate the salt, limit the scatter and bounce of the material so it stays where we need it to work. Dry material is applied to the road at 200-400 lbs. per lane mile