Board of Jackson County Road
Commissioners
Policy Statement
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Policy Number: 08-03
Date: 10/7/08
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Subject: Winter Road Maintenance Policy and Procedure
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Purpose: To provide a winter maintenance policy and procedure for all certified public roads within Jackson County.
Winter Maintenance operations will be conducted in accordance within an established
priority system based upon traffic volume and road systems as follows:
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Priority 1 - State Trucklines
Priority 2 - Multi-lane County Primary Roads
Priority 3 - County Primary Roads
Priority 4 - Paved Local Roads
Priority 5 - Subdivision Streets/Roads
Priority 6 - Local Gravel Roads
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Priority 1 - State Trunk Lines
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The Michigan Department of Transportation has established an updated priority level for all MDOT roadways with in Jackson County.
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Level I - Interstate & U.S. Highway - I-94, US-127, US-12 (M-52 to US 127)
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Provide maintenance service as appropriate under prevailing weather condition, with a goal of providing a pavement surface over its entire width generally bare of ice and snow. This work may be accomplished using overtime as necessary.
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Level II - Michigan Highways - M-50, M-106, M-99, M-124, M-60, US-12, and BL I-94
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Provide maintenance service as appropriate under prevailing weather conditions, with a goal of providing a pavement with one wheel track in each direction. Clearing the pavement bare of ice and snow over its entire width will be accomplished as soon as reasonably possible after the winter storm event, without working overtime.
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Please feel free to contact Demetrius Parker at the Transportation Service Center in Jackson for further information 517-780-7541.
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Due to declining revenues, increased costs, especially fuel, and related budget limitations the Jackson County Road Commission will be reducing services during the 2009/2010 winter maintenance season.
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Jackson County Roadways, Priority 2 thru 6
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Winter maintenance on county primary and local roadways will be carried out in accordance with normally performed maintenance methods and as required, based upon a number of factors such as but not limited to: road conditions, weather forecasts, nature of storm, time of storm, duration of storm, etc. Personnel overtime may be used as determined necessary by Maintenance Area Superintendents in accordance with the above levels of priority. Normally scheduled overtime will be limited to Multi-lane and Primary roadways, until it is determined by Maintenance Area Superintendents that the desired level of winter maintenance upon the Multi-lane and Primary roadways has been satisfactorily met.
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Winter Maintenance Guidelines.
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The following winter maintenance guidelines will attempt to be achieved by all county maintenance crews:
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Multi-lane and County Primary Roads
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Crews will scrape and sand /salt material applied prior to moving to lesser priority roadways.
Hours of Snow Removal: Monday through Friday – 4:00 A.M. till 4:00 P.M.
Hours of Snow Removal: Saturday and Sunday – 4:00 A.M. till 12:00 P.M.
These hours will be observed with 5” or less. Hours will vary with 6 or more inches.
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Roadways will be scraped; sand/salt material applied on hills, curves and intersections.
Hours of Snow Removal: Monday through Friday – 4:00 A.M. till 4:00 P.M.
Hours of Snow Removal: Saturday and Sunday – 4:00 A.M. till 12:00 P.M.
These hours will be observed with 5” or less. Hours will vary with 6 or more inches.
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Subdivision Streets / Roads
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Roadways will be scraped when time allows. If the scraping doesn’t happen the day of the event, it will be the following day. Only intersections at a primary or local road will have a sand/salt material applied. No overtime work will be performed unless over 6 inches.
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Roadways will be scraped either the day of the event or the following day. The Maintenance Area Superintendent will sand curves, hills, and intersections when determined necessary. No overtime work will be performed unless over 6 inches.
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Will be at the descretion of the Maintenance Area Superintendent.
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It is the primary goal of all personnel associated with winter maintenance that roadways are in a traversable condition during the early morning commute from residences to places of employment. Our secondary objective is to minimize the utilization of overtime, while achieving our primary goal of traversable roadways. Therefore, an early morning callout as described in the preceding Winter Maintenance Guidelines will be the preferred approach for the utilization of personnel overtime. At the discretion of the Maintenance Area Superintendents, overtime will be utilized to complement ongoing winter maintenance activities in the event of an ice storm or snowfall in excess of six inches.
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Emergency Snow Event Contingency Plan
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The Director of Operations shall:
A. Develop a ready list of contractors to be called in the event they are required.
B. Develop and maintain maps and routes so contractor assignments may be properly carried out and inspected.
Crews normally assigned to state trunklines may, when determined appropriate, be used on county primary and local roads following route clearings.
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The hiring of outside contractors to complement road commission winter maintenance efforts maybe authorized by the Manager, based upon the following:
1. Forecasted storm conditions.
2. Condition of the road systems at the time of decision.
3. Status of crews and equipment at the time of decision.
Adopted by Board of Jackson County Road Commissioners action.
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By state law, residents are prohibited from plowing snow, ice or slush onto or across roadways or highways. In addition, snow must not be piled in such a way as to obstruct motorists’ vision.
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Motorists should keep a safe distance between their vehicles and snowplows. Plowing may result in a cloud of snow limiting visibility. Always watch for the unexpected.
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DON’T LET CHILDREN PLAY IN ROADSIDE SNOW BANKS AND HAVE THEM STAND BACK FROM ROADWAY WHEN WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS.
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Since 1912 the Jackson County Road Commission has strived to provide the best service possible to its residents.
To report safety or emergency situations, the Jackson County Road Commission can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (517) 788-4230. |
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