Snow Removal & Plowing

Snow Management Plan

Upper Merion Township recognizes the importance of snow removal, not only to residents, but to everyone who needs to travel to or through our community. The township utilizes a snow management plan to safely clear all public roads within the township quickly and efficiently. Based on traffic flow, roads are divided into primary (main), secondary (collector and through), and tertiary (dead-end and cul-de-sac) roads.ÊDuring snow storms, the Public Works Department plows 376 streets, consisting of 83 miles of township roads, and 37 miles of state roads. Shoveling Guidelines

A 2-foot wide path of sidewalk must be cleared by the abutting property owner within 24 hours after the end of the snow emergency. (See Ordinance Code: Chapter 137.2 and Chapter 137.5) If more than 12 inches of snow falls, the time limit is extended to 48 hours.

Do not clear sidewalks until plowing equipment has passed, or your hard work may be for nothing. Remember to shovel to the right of your driveway facing the road, as plows clear from the left. This helps to reduce the amount of snow pushed back into your driveway during plowing.

Throwing, shoveling or plowing snow from sidewalks or driveways into the street is strictly prohibited by the Township's Ordinance Code: Chapter 137.1.

Plowing

Plowing will begin when it is determined that at least two inches of snow can be measured on the road. During a declared snow emergency, parking is prohibited on all roads designated as Snow Emergency Routes. The first priority is to clear all primary roads, including bus routes. This work generally takes six to eight hours after snow stops falling. Crews begin plowing secondary roads after clearing and opening all primary roads. These collector and through roads are usually cleared within 12-16 hours after snow stops falling. Crews then move on to side roads, dead-ends, and culde-sacs. Please be patient with snow removal.

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The Fire & Rescue Services Division reminds all residents to clear snow from around fire hydrants. Doing so can save precious time when firefighters need additional water fight a fire. Citizens should clear a 3-foot wide path from the street to the fire hydrant, and a 3-foot circle around the fire hydrant to provide easy access by firefighters.

Snow Emergencies

When a snow emergency has been declared, the township activates its Snow Operations Center at the Public Works yard. The center is staffed by employees who are in contact with all snow removal crews.

The township now provides snow removal progress information in the form of an interactive map. The updates of the plowing progress will only begin after the snow stops falling and the crews are in final clean-up mode. The status will be updated every 15 minutes and will continue until the cleanup is completed.

SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES

The following list includes all streets designated as primary streets and emergency routes. All other streets are either considered secondary (collector and through) streets or tertiary streets (if they are dead-ends or cul-de-sacs). Remember that NO PARKING IS (listed below) during declared snow emergencies.PERMITTED ON PRIMARY "SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES" OR IN CUL-DE-SACS PRIMARY & SECONDARY ROADS

Abrams Road* Allendale Road Anderson Road Arden Road Balligomingo Road** Beidler Road* Brooks Road* Brookwood Road Brower Road Brownlie Road Caley Road Chelsea Drive Church Road: & EastWest* Conrad Drive Country Lane Covered Bridge Road Crooked Lane* Crossfield Road Croton Road* Deep Hollow Road Dekalb Pike (Rt.202)** First Avenue Fletcher Road Flint Hill Road* Geerdes Boulevard General Knox Road Goddard Boulevard Guthrie Road Gypsy Road Hansen Access Road Hansen Road Henderson Road* Holstein Road (Rt.320)* Horizon Drive Hughes Road Jefferson Street* Jones Road/Shoemaker La. Keebler Road King of Prussia Road* Kirk Avenue Mall Boulevard Matsonford Road** Shoemaker Road South County Line Road South Gulph Road* Springhouse Road Stewart Street Swedeland Road*

Moore Road New Gulph Road* North Gulph Road* Prince Frederick Street Old Gulph Road* Pugh Road Pulaski Drive Radnor Road* Renaissance Boulevard River Road* Town Center Road Trinity Lane* Upper Gulph Road* Valley Brooke Road Valley Forge Road* Warner Road Weadley Road Wills Boulevard Yerkes Road

Ross Road Saulin Road

*State roadways plowed by the Township. **Plowed by PennDOT, NOT Upper Merion Township.

(this includes: I76, Route 422, and the PA Turnpike)