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Plows To Hit Denver Residential Streets Overnight

DENVER (CBS4)- Plows will begin clearing residential streets early Wednesday morning. Denver Public Works said plowing will begin at 3 a.m. Wednesday.

Big plow operators will remain on duty throughout Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday morning, clearing main streets and dropping de-icer as needed.

RESIDENTIAL PLOWS
Denver Public Works snowplow (credit: CBS)

Residential plows will hit the streets at 3 a.m. and continue clearing snow for 12 hours, until 3 p.m. Wednesday. When deployed, residential plows will take one pass down the center of every side street to prevent deep ice rutting and to keep streets safe for vehicles.

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Residential plows will shave off the top few inches of snow and not expose the pavement. The residential plows also do not carry de-icing materials.

Denver and the urban corridor from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins is under a Winter Storm Warning through early Wednesday. Most locations will see 6 to 12 inches of total snowfall in addition to what accumulated on Monday.

Several schools in the Denver metro area closed early on Tuesday, including Denver Public Schools.

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LINKS: Plowtracker | Denver Snow Operations

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