Brecksville Snow Removal
Winter Reminders From The Service Department
Keep The Roads Safe For All!
Here are a few reminders of winter road hazards
to consider for everyone’s safety:
Be neighborly! Volunteer
to shovel snow for elderly and disable residents who can't clear their walks.
Please do not set your
garbage cans in the road, as the plows must work around them, crossing the
centerline of the road in the process.
Do not park vehicles in a
cul-de-sac, especially those with landscaped centers. This makes it impossible
to properly clear the snow from these areas.
Make sure your children do
not play in any large piles of snow located near the roadway. These mountains of
snow look appealing to the children, but can be very dangerous when the plows
are pushing snow.
Snow left out in the road
by homeowners or private snow plowers is a road hazard. We have all come upon
this situation where we are driving along and come across a wall of snow
trailing out of a driveway across the road. Snow should never be plowed onto or
across the roadway. The proper way to plow a driveway is to start at the mouth
of the drive and plow in. There should be a designated area to store snow in
your yard.
Another danger is when
snow is pushed across the road and piled on the berm. As the winter progresses
these piles work their way out into the road. This hard-packed snow can push a
snow plow across the centerline into on-coming traffic. All homeowners and
snowplow contractors should be aware that they can be cited for placing
obstructions, including snow, on the roadway.
If you hire a snowplow
contractor and they are leaving snow in the roadway or piling snow in
cul-de-sacs or on the berm, please inform them of the inherent problems and
dangers these actions can cause. By working together we can make this a safe
winter season.
Salt Orders:
2009-2010 Snow Season
- 3,200 tons of salt.
1/7/2010
2008 - 2009 Snow Season - 8,579 tons of salt.
2007 - 2008 Snow Season - 9,106 tons of salt.
2006 - 2007 Snow Season - 9,120 tons of salt.
2005 - 2006 Snow Season - 6,413 tons of salt.
2004 - 2005 Snow Season -
11,575 tons of salt.
2003 - 2004 Snow Season - 9,161 tons of salt.
2002 - 2003 Snow Season -
11,300 tons of salt.
2001 - 2002 Snow Season - 5,320 tons of salt.
2000 - 2001 Snow Season - 9,420 tons of salt.
1999 - 2000 Snow Season - 6,698 tons of salt.
1998 - 1999 Snow Season - 8,756 tons of salt.
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Brine and Calcium Chloride Usage:
2009-2010 Snow Season:
Brine Usage:.........................10,000
gallons. 12/29/2009
Calcium Chloride Usage:.... |
2008-2009 Snow Season:
Brine Usage:.........................8,000
gallons.
Calcium Chloride Usage:....4,200 gallons. |
2007-2008 Snow Season:
Brine Usage:.......................12,000 gallons.
Calcium Chloride Usage:.....4,200 gallons. |
2006-2007 Snow Season:
Brine Usage:.......................5,500
gallons.
Calcium Chloride Usage:..4,200 gallons. |
2005-2006 Snow Season:
Brine Usage:.......................1,500
gallons.
Calcium Chloride Usage:..1,200 gallons. |
2004-2005 Snow Season:
Brine Usage:......................10,700
gallons.
Calcium Chloride Usage:...6,200 gallons. |
2003-2004 Snow Season:
Brine Usage: :.................10,900 gallons.
Calcium Chloride Usage:..4,000 gallons. |
Brecksville's Current Snow Removal Fleet
1. Twelve - 10' plow and salt spreader trucks, three trucks with
an onboard Calcium pre-wet system.
2. Five - 8' one ton dump trucks with plows, one with a spreader.
3. One - 7 1/2' plow, four wheel drive pickup, no spreader.
4. One - Bobcat Skidsteer loaded with snow blower.
5. One - 3 yard loader
6. One - Brine tanker (1,250 gallons) with 10' plow.
Snow Removal Priorities
Primary streets are plowed first, followed by secondary streets.
The first priority is the emergency snow routes and other
main collector streets, which connect major sections of the City to provide
access for emergency fire, police, medical services, schools, and commercial
businesses or area bus routes. The second priority is the residential streets.
During heavy snows secondary streets will only be salted at hills, intersections
and turns until the storm passes. Please note that cul-de-sacs are plowed
last and that city snowplows are prohibited from plowing driveways or towing
private vehicles. It is the City of Brecksville’s current policy that private
streets are the property owner’s responsibility for any snow removal activities.
All sidewalks adjacent to private property are the responsibility of the
property owner. Snow placed in driveways by City plows is the property owners’
responsibility for removal. Snow from a private driveway may not be placed on or
pushed across a City street. The City will only clean snow within the confines
of curb line to curb line of a street. This priority system keeps open the roads
that serve the greatest number of people.
At times, heavy slush discharged from a plow will knock down a mailbox. Most
mailboxes, if properly placed and installed, will withstand heavy slush. The
City will NOT be responsible for damage done to mailboxes knocked down
by heavy snow or slush. Before winter please make sure that your mailbox is
properly fastened to the pole.
Your assistance is needed in removing the snow from in front of
your mailbox. The extreme ice and snow packed around the mailbox prevents
city trucks from removing the snow without causing damage to the mailbox.
Clearing Snow From Your Driveway
February 2003
The above sketch shows how your driveway can be initially cleared
to reduce the possibility that after the plow passes you will be snow bound
again. We suggest that you clear your driveway in the manner suggested in the
sketch. If you will shovel snow in the direction of traffic, and make a pocket
next to your driveway as shown, snow accumulation on the plow will drop into
that pocket and only a bare minimum will go into the driveway opening.
When You See A Snow Plow
Low Income Snow
Plowing for Seniors
The Human
Services Center offers driveway snow plowing for low income seniors. The program
is solely for low income seniors 70 and over who have no one to clear their
driveway. All residents must apply regardless of whether you have qualified in
the past.
Applications are
available at the Human Services Center.
Proof of age is
required. This year the only proof of income document acceptable is a letter
from the Ohio Department of Development indicating household eligibility for the
2005-2006 or 2006-2007 Home Energy Assistance Program, commonly referred to as
HEAP.
Call 526-2499
for more information.
Snow
removal for income eligible seniors will begin after the first 4 inches of
snowfall. To help us maintain service, please keep your driveway free of
vehicles. We thank you for your patience.
Brief History Overview of Products
March 2002
The City has begun using brine. Why Brine? Although salt brine's freezing temperature is not as low as calcium
chloride's (salt brine freezes at about -6 degrees Fahrenheit), salt brine has a
much lower freezing temperature than salt alone. In addition, when ice and snow
are gone, salt brine leaves a dry pavement. Finally, salt brine costs only about
6 cents per gallon, a considerable savings over calcium chloride.
Some of the benefits to using brine are the anti-icing technique resulted in clearer pavements, thus improving
motorist safety. The environment was less affected, as fewer chemicals were used.
January 2001
We are currently studying new alternatives to straight salt
applications. Alternative solutions can provide safer roads at lower
temperatures and require less applications. Less applications result in savings
on fuel, salt, and labor. As of January 15, 2001 the city's 5,000 gallon Calcium
Chloride storage tank has been installed by the Service Department at the
Service garage and is operational. The first application of pre-wetted salt with
Calcium Chloride took place January 25th, 2001 during a three inch overnight snow. At
that time only Rt. 82 and Rt. 21 were treated. First impressions seem to be
favorable and that it will cut salt costs when applications are required at low
temperatures when straight salt is less effective.
November 2000
We have also switched to the DTN Weather Service this year.
This weather monitor system provides our snow crews with current weather
information 24/7 and is located in a easy access area at the Service Department.
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Snow Links
Low Income Snow Plowing for Seniors
Things you can
do to help the Svc. Dept. this Winter
Keep Sidewalks Clear
How to report plow damage
Brecksville
Brine Truck
Snow Ban Parking Ordinance
Snow removal Ordinance
Current
ODOT Road Conditions I-77 @ SR-82
Mailbox Installation
Weather Safety Awareness
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