Keep roadways clear of snow

To the Editor;

When clearing your driveway of snow this winter, please do not leave that snow in the roadway. Many individuals in our community push snow across the road with plows and some snowblow snow into the road from their driveways.

This is an unsafe and illegal practice for a number of reasons:

• Snow left in the roadway can cause a traffic hazard for passing motorists, and once frozen in, can cause an unnecessary bump in the road.

• It can be hours before a plow truck comes back across the roadway to clear the snow you have left in the road, longer if the storm event has ended and roads have been cleared of snow.

• Snow left in the roadway can create a road hazard for motorists, many of whom are your neighbors.

• If traffic packs the snow down and it freezes in, it can be very difficult to clear off. The Town has actually had push-arms on our wings damaged by frozen piles of snow and ice left in the roadway.

• Pushing snow across a roadway often means your plow truck is perpendicular to traffic and at risk for collision.

• Snow blown into the roadway can temporarily reduce visibility to zero if traffic passes at the same time.

We ask that you refrain from pushing snow across the road, and certainly refrain from leaving any snow in the roadway.

John Simko,
Greenville Road Commissioner
Jeff Pomerleau, Greenville Police Chief