City of Bismarck Public Works crews are operating 24 hours per day during this spring storm event and have been at work since 4:00 a.m. this morning putting down salt, sand, and clearing Snow Emergency Routes. Once the storm subsides crews will move into Streets designated as school emergency routes and major arterial routes. Streets designated as residential routes are cleared when there is 4" of snow accumulation.
Please view the Snow Snow Removal Operations: Snow Removal
A reminder to businesses and residents: Please move vehicles off streets to aid in snow removal operations.
According to City Ordinance a person may not move, dump or deposit by any means any snow or ice accumulated on private property onto any public street, alley, or public right-of-way. The fine for this violation is up to $1,000.
It is the property owner’s responsibility to clear snow around their mailbox. For cluster boxes, it is the responsibility of all the mail recipients to clear the snow from around the box.
Adopt a Hydrant - With the recent snow event, we are asking for everyone’s help to clear snow from around the hydrants by “adopting” a hydrant in your neighborhood. This helps reduce the time it takes for the fire department to get water on a fire by ensuring that that we can find and access the fire hydrant when we need it most. By helping us you could save your neighbor’s house or your own in an emergency. The snow should be cleared 6 inches below all the caps and 3 to 4 feet around the hydrant. This gives firefighters the space they need to attach hoses and turn on water in case of a fire in your neighborhood. If you are a business owner, please take to time to ensure the hydrants in your area are kept clear also.