Snowfall amount, density of snow, humidity, rising or falling temperatures, wind velocity and direction along with the time of year, all play a part in how the City’s Public Works Department responds to any snow event. 

The City of Brandon Public Works Department bases its response to winter snow events on the following principles: 

  • That City streets remain passable and are returned to safe winter driving conditions as soon as possible. 
  • That the Public Works Department response is tailored to the nature and magnitude of the snow event and the necessary resources immediately made available. 
  • That City streets are cleared in a priority order, which is based on the classification and volume of traffic using each street. 


In the event of an emergency, snow plowing equipment will be diverted in order to assist police, fire or ambulance emergency vehicles as required.

Snow clearing is broken into the following priorities: 

  1. Priority Routes including P1A, and P1 Routes 1-6
  1. Residential Zones including Zones A-G
  1. Sidewalks & Walking Paths

1. Priority Routes

Snow plowing and/or snow removal are conducted according to a priority system. When storms are continuous, or closely follow one another, operations will be repeated or continued on the routes of the highest priority, before moving onto routes of a lesser priority. These route designations include the following: 

  •  Priority 1A (1.62 MB)
  • pdf P1 - Route 1 (939 KB) - East end and South of Richmond, 1st to 18th
  • pdf P1 - Route 2 (1.2 MB) - Downtown core, Victoria Avenue to Pacific Avenue, 1st to 26th
  • pdf P1 - Route 3 (1011 KB) - Richmond Avenue to Victoria, 1st to 18th
  • pdf P1 - Route 4 (1022 KB) - Victoria to Durum, West of 18th
  • pdf P1 - Route 5 (2.4 MB) - North of Park and West of 18th
  • pdf P1 - Route 6 (1.2 MB) - North Hill and Outskirts

 

Priority One "A" (P1A) 

  • Includes main routes to be plowed within 24 hours of the start of a snow event 
  • Main arterial streets throughout the city to ensure ease of travel and that plowed streets are evenly spread city wide 
  • Once finished P1A route, crews will move directly into P1 routes 

 

Priority One (P1) 

  • Includes routes 1 to 6 that primarily consist of arterial and collector streets, City bus routes and some selected residential streets. 
  • The clearing of snow on these streets is the main emphasis of the snow clearing program following a snow event. City crews, however, may be clearing other streets at the same time that the P1 routes are being cleared. 
  • Depending on the conditions, these streets are normally cleared in the first 24 to 72 hours after plowing commences. 
  • Miscellaneous Areas: The City crews also clear bus stops, fire hydrants, intersections, lane access to the streets, loading zones and City sidewalk ramps where they meet intersections. There are over 2,500 of these locations on the P1 routes.

     



2. Residental Zones

A map of Brandon divided into lettered sections illustrating zones A through G

Zone A (377 KB) - Victoria to Patricia, 1st to 18th

PDF Icon Zone B (344 KB) - Richmond to Pacific, 1st to 17th East

PDF Icon Zone C (300 KB) - All area's North of Assiniboine Avenue/Railway tracks

PDF Icon Zone D (373 KB) - Victoria to railway tracks, West of 18th

PDF Icon Zone E (384 KB) - Victoria to Richmond, West of 18th

PDF Icon Zone F (266 KB) - South of Richmond, West of 18th

PDF Icon Zone G (328 KB) - 1st to 18th between Victoria and Pacific

 
Residential Zone Clearing

  • Includes all remaining streets and roads that are the responsibility of the City of Brandon.
  • Snow clearing on these streets will take place at the same time or immediately after the P1 routes are cleared.
  • Snowfall accumulations in the range of 6 to 13 cm (2.5 to 5 inches) are usually left to pack on the street and accumulations greater than this amount trigger a snow plowing program.