CITY OF MARLBOROUGH
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
SNOW & ICE SEASON
The mission of the City of Marlborough Department of Public Works during winter snow and ice events is to keep roadways or parts thereof, sufficiently clear of ice and snow and reasonably safe for public travel within 24 hours of initiating snow and ice removal operations.
Overnight Parking Ban: To achieve this mission, we ask for your assistance. The City’s overnight parking ban goes into effect on December 1st of each year and continues through March 15th the following year. During that period, on-street parking is prohibited every day from 11 P.M. to 6 A.M. Vehicles violating the ban are subject to penalty. Additionally, vehicles that interfere with snow and ice removal operations are subject to towing and storage at the owner’s expense.
Sanding / Salting Operations: Most snow and ice operations will initiate with salting / sanding. Approximately 22 pieces of city and private contractor salting / sanding equipment will be used with each piece being dispatched to a pre-assigned route.
Plowing Operations: Plowing operations typically begin when snow accumulates to a depth of greater than 2” or if the nature of the snow is such that it cannot be removed by controlled application of deicing chemicals. Generally when snow accumulates to a depth of 2”, the department will transition from sanding / salting to full scale plowing.
For a plowable event, the city is divided into four plowing sections each with an individual supervisor. There are approximately 87 pieces of snow fighting equipment: 27 city and 60 owned by private contractors. Each piece is dispatched to a pre-assigned route for the plowing operation.
Clearing Your Driveway / Cars: During a long snow event, a plow may initially make just a single pass down your street to keep the road passable until the final clean-up is completed. To avoid having to clear the street end of your driveway several times, please wait until plowing operations are complete before doing so. Residents are prohibited from cleaning snow from their cars, driveways or walks into roadway areas.
Damages: The city is not typically liable for damages to private property sustained as a result of normal snow and ice removal operations.
Comments and Questions: The above is an abbreviated version of the Department of Public Works’ Standard Operating Procedures for the Snow and Ice Control Program - Winter 2006-2007. For further information, you may contact the Assistant Commissioner, Operations or Dick Baldelli (Assistant City Engineer, Streets) at (508) 624-6910 or email at dpw@ci.marlborough.ma.us.
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