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Snow and Ice Removal Operations

When the Superintendent of Public Works becomes aware of a winter storm alert coupled with predictions of significant snow and/or ice accumulations, his first reaction is to direct his employees to prepare the removal vehicles. In most situations, five (5) "Salt trucks" of various sizes are loaded up with salt. If the storm event is predicted to result in snow accumulations of four (4) inches or more, or high winds are expected to cause drifting, then snow plows are attached on all trucks. In these situations, fourteen (14) Township owned vehicles are fitted with plows, and six (6) additional trucks are rented to plow snow.

In the event of a snow storm, the Township takes on the responsibility of clearing some 194 miles of State and Township roadway. In essence, there are three (3) categories of streets when thinking in terms of snow and ice removal. Thoroughfares in the Township are characterized as either major arteries, streets within the various residential neighborhoods, or cu-de-sacs and dead-end streets. Included among the major arteries to be cleared first by the Township are Second Street Pike, Route 332 (Almshouse Road and Newtown-Richboro Road), Jacksonville Road, Bustleton Pike, New Road, Hatboro Road, Spencer Road, and Elm Avenue. In addition, all of the "Holland Roads": Holland Road, Upper Holland Road, Middle Holland Road, Lower Holland Road, and East Holland Road. Major arteries that are the responsibility of PennDOT include Buck Road, Bridgetown Pike, Churchville Road, Bristol Road, Worthington Mill Road, and Chinquapin Road. Again, while these roads are the responsibility of the State, when Township snow plows are traveling from one development to another, they are directed to keep the plow down and help clear the way.