The Village of Gurnee makes every effort to ensure that snow is removed and salt is applied efficiently to provide motorists with as safe a drive as possible. Each year questions arise regarding snow removal service. Here are some answers to commonly asked questions. The Village's plowing operations begin when one inch or more of snow has accumulated and when freezing temperatures indicate that no melting will occur. It is impossible to give an exact time when your street will be plowed since conditions vary with each and every storm.
First priority is given to heavily trafficked main roads.
Typically the large snowplows on each route will concentrate on the collector streets within each particular subdivision. Once the collector streets have been plowed, the large trucks move to the secondary streets within each subdivision. Public Works attempts to keep route layouts logical and efficient in an effort to save fuel and salt. Small trucks typically run through the route in close proximity to the large truck. For relatively light snowfalls, it should take each truck four to five hours to pass once through the route.