DISTRICT I SNOW AND ICE CONTROL PLAN November 2015 CONTENTS CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................i INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 4 ORGANIZATION ................................................................................................................ 4 TERMINOLOGY ................................................................................................................. 4 LIABILITIES AND PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................... 6 PURPOSE AND POLICY.................................................................................................... 7 PURPOSE.................................................................................................................... 7 POLICY ........................................................................................................................ 7 SNOW PLAN DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................... 7 FIELD OPERATIONS AND TRAINING ............................................................................. 7 PREPARATION AND ADVANCE PLANNING ................................................................. 8 PUBLIC RELATIONS ......................................................................................................... 8 WEATHER FORECASTS ................................................................................................... 9 CHAIN OR SNOW TIRE REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................... 9 EMERGENCIES .................................................................................................................. 9 OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................. 9 PROCEDURES .......................................................................................................... 10 REQUESTING REMOVAL OF VEHICLE FROM RIGHT-OF-WAY ......................... 10 MATERIALS ..................................................................................................................... 11 ACQUISITION ........................................................................................................... 11 STORAGE ................................................................................................................. 11 SECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................... 12 SNOW POLES .......................................................................................................... 13 PROTECTING RAISED PAVEMENT MARKINGS .................................................. 13 ANTI-ICING AND DE-ICING .................................................................................... 13 ABRASIVE MIXTURES ............................................................................................ 15 EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................................... 16 GENERAL.................................................................................................................. 16 PREPARATION AND ADJUSTMENT ..................................................................... 16 i CARE AND OPERATION ......................................................................................... 17 PERSONAL EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................ 17 SNOW PLOWING ............................................................................................................ 17 GENERAL.................................................................................................................. 17 PLOWING WITH PUSH PLOWS ............................................................................. 17 PLOWING WITH WING PLOWS ............................................................................. 18 PLOWING WITH ROTARY PLOWS ........................................................................ 19 SPECIAL PLOWING AND SPREADING CONSIDERATIONS ............................... 19 WIDENING AND CLEANUP .................................................................................... 20 WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ...................................................................................... 20 CLEANING DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ......................................................................... 21 SNOW STORAGE AND DISPOSAL ............................................................................... 21 TRAFFIC CONTROL......................................................................................................... 22 ROAD CLOSURES ................................................................................................... 23 RADIO PROCEDURES ............................................................................................. 23 LEVEL OF SERVICE......................................................................................................... 23 Level of Service 'A' ..................................................................................................... 23 Level of Service 'B' ..................................................................................................... 24 Level of Service 'C' ..................................................................................................... 24 Level of Service 'D' ..................................................................................................... 24 Level of Service 'E' ...................................................................................................... 24 District I Crews................................................................................................................ 25 Las Vegas Maintenance Area ....................................................................................... 25 Las Vegas Maintenance Area - Level of Service 'A' Routes .................................. 25 Las Vegas Maintenance Area - Level of Service 'B' Routes ................................... 26 Las Vegas Maintenance Area - Level of Service 'C' Routes ................................... 27 Las Vegas Maintenance Area - Level of Service 'D' Routes .................................. 29 Las Vegas Maintenance Area - Level of Service 'E' Routes ................................... 30 Las Vegas Maintenance Area - Crew Snow Plans ..................................................... 31 Crew 122 - Alamo Maintenance ............................................................................ 31 Crew 124 - Glendale Maintenance ........................................................................ 33 Crew 126 - Mountain Springs Maintenance......................................................... 35 ii Crew 127 - Searchlight Maintenance .................................................................... 37 Crew 129 - Charleston Maintenance ..................................................................... 39 Crew 150 - Las Vegas (East Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City).................... 42 Crew 151 - Las Vegas (North Las Vegas) .............................................................. 44 Crew 152 - Las Vegas (Jean, Stateline)................................................................. 47 Crew 153 - Las Vegas (Valley) ................................................................................ 49 Crew 154 - Las Vegas (Night Sweep Crew) .......................................................... 51 Crew 157 - Las Vegas (Night Roadway Maintenance Crew) .............................. 51 Crew 178 - Panaca Maintenance ........................................................................... 52 Tonopah Maintenance Area .......................................................................................... 54 Salt-Sand Materials, Stockpiles................................................................................. 54 Tonopah Maintenance Area - Level of Service 'A' Routes .................................... 54 Tonopah Maintenance Area - Level of Service 'B' Routes ..................................... 54 Tonopah Maintenance Area - Level of Service 'C' Routes ..................................... 55 Tonopah Maintenance Area - Level of Service 'D' Routes .................................... 56 Tonopah Maintenance Area - Level of Service 'E' Routes ..................................... 56 Tonopah Maintenance Area - Crew Snow Plans........................................................ 57 Crew 123 - Beatty .................................................................................................... 57 Crew 170 - Tonopah Maintenance ........................................................................ 58 Crew 171 - Tonopah Maintenance ........................................................................ 60 Crew 172 - Big Smoky Maintenance ..................................................................... 61 Crew 173 - Blue Jay Maintenance ......................................................................... 63 Crew 175 - Goldfield Maintenance ........................................................................ 64 Crew 176 - Mina Maintenance ............................................................................... 65 Crew 177 - Montgomery Maintenance ................................................................