There’s a new winter maintenance feature available on Hamilton’s website.
For the first time ever, Hamilton residents can look online to see where the snowplows are.
The city has launched plow tracker, a map that shows where plows have been during the last two, four, 12 and 24 hours.
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The city signed a contract last year with a GPS provider for its 110 in-house and 46 contracted plows.
Bob Paul, Hamilton’s Manager of Roads and Maintenance, says the app will help drivers plan their travel based on road conditions.
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In an average year, the city spreads 65,000 tonnes of salt and 15,500 tonnes of “pickle mix,” a three-to-one mix of sand and salt on its roads.
It also uses 325,000 litres of pre-wet solution and 250,000 litres of salt brine for anti-icing purposes.
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