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Snow and Ice Management

Designated Snow Routes

Priority routes are plowed and treated 24 hours per day as needed during a winter weather event; other routes are plowed and treated to a passable condition during normal business hours. When snow reaches 4 inches, all of the City’s 1,350 lane miles are plowed and treated to a passable condition 24/7 once priority routes are near normal.

There is no parking allowed on priority routes when snow accumulates 2 inches or more. Parking Utility staff do their best to warn drivers, but vehicles will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense if they are not moved. To be reminded of when it’s time to move cars off of priority routes, sign up for alerts at Nixle.com or by texting the phrase COLUMBIAPW to 888-777.

Street or Area	Description	Examples
First Priority Streets	Major residential and arterial streets for public safety needs	e.g., Broadway, Green Meadows Road, Vandiver Drive
Second Priority Streets	Heavily traveled collector and residential streets for Public Safety and City/school bus routes as well as streets connecting to schools, hospitals and other critical areas	e.g., Derby Ridge Drive, Fairview, Parkade
Optimization Routes	This year some new optimization routes are being piloted to facilitate vehicle access to first/second priority routes as well as residential neighborhoods.	e.g., Steeple Chase, Dunbar, Keystone
Priority Areas	Downtown Streets & Priority Neighborhoods	Downtown: North Map South Map Priority neighborhood map
State Response: MoDOT Routes	Major roads in and around Columbia that are plowed and treated by the Missouri Department of Transportation	e.g. Highway 63, I-70, Hwy 163, Route B, Broadway, Business Loop 70, College Ave., Rangeline St., Stadium Blvd.

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How to Use the Interactive Online Map: Click on the interactive map. Click on the layers icon in the top right-hand corner. Check the box that says “Snow_ Routes_Areas.”

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