The City of Calgary launched the second step of its seven day snow clearing plan on Tuesday, moving to so-called Priority 2 routes.
Snow stopped falling at around 1 a.m. on Monday, at which point the city launched its snow and ice control operations. The first step of the seven-day plan focused on clearing Priority 1 routes (roads with traffic volumes exceeding 20,000 a day) such as Crowchild Trail and Macleod Trail.
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On Tuesday, work will focus on plowing, salting and sanding roads which carry 5,000 to 19,999 vehicles a day, like Kenstington Road and Acadia Drive.
“We’re just asking Calgarians [to] slow down, drive safe…. it is slippery conditions on some roads.”
Unless more snow falls, the city will then turn to clearing Priority 3 and 4 routes on Wednesday, which includes residential areas, school and playground zones.
Calgary police said 20 collisions were reported between midnight and 9 a.m. on Tuesday, including one with injuries. Police said in total there were over 200 crashes reported since the start of 2017.
As of 9 a.m., the city said it does not anticipate it will call a snow route parking ban.
With files from Doug Vaessen
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