Snow plowing schedule this weekend in Helena / Please Park Off of City Street if Able!

From Ben Sautter, Superintentent of the City of Helena Street Department the afternoon of Friday, February 28, 2014:


STREETS & TRAFFIC SNOW PLAN

Schedule for March 2nd 3rd and 4th
For this weekend Saturday March 1st we plan to run two shifts with four operators for an early morning shift and three operators for the afternoon shift.  We will start the first shift at 4:00 am to 12:30 pm and the afternoon shift will run till 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm.  Our Street Supervisor will be on shift 7:00 am to 3:30 pm at least.  We have two mechanics available in the event of breakdowns.  This schedule will give us coverage for 16 hours a day. 

For Sunday March 2nd we plan to run two shifts with four operators for an early morning shift and four operators for the afternoon shift.  We will start the first shift at 4:00 am to 12:30 pm and the afternoon shift will run till 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm.  Our Street Supervisor will be on shift 7:00 am to 3:30 pm at least.  We have two mechanics available in the event of breakdowns.  This schedule will give us coverage for 16 hours a day. 

Monday morning March 3rd we will start the morning with four operators at 4:00 am. and we will  add three more operators at 7:00 am.  The afternoon shift will be at 1:00 pm and we will have three more operators available.  We are planning to have the operators run 10 to 12 hour shifts if necessary and expect to run till late in the day which would be 10:00 or 11:00 pm tonight.  The rest of the week may be the same schedule as we are expect it to take most of the week to catch up to this weekend storm.

We were planning to begin snow removal operations Monday evening March 3rd but that has been canceled due to the predicted snow this weekend.  Snow removal will be discussed later next week as conditions dictate and we get past the storm we are in now and this weekend.

Any questions please call the City Street Division during working hours and for needs after hours go through City Dispatch.

Additional note from the City Managers Office:

Mayor, Commission, and Press,

Please see the attached snow plan for the weekend.

Press: I would sincerely appreciate it if you would ask folks to voluntarily park off street or out least off of the snow routes.  It makes the clearing of snow off streets much easier and successful.  Thank you

Ronald J. Alles, City Manager
City of Helena
316 N. Park Avenue
Helena, MT  59623