Lakewood Snow Removal Plan, Guidelines For Residents

LAKEWOOD, CO — Some parts of Denver's metro area got more than 2 feet of snow over the weekend in a historic snowstorm that's left a lot of work for city crews, emergency teams and of course, residents who now have to dig their way out of their properties.

City of Lakewood crews have begun plowing priority one streets, and after they have been adequately cleared, the crews will then move to priority two and three streets, officials said.

After the priority streets, the crews will then clear residential streets:

• Priority one - 160 miles of roadways: These are the major arteries that are used for police, fire and rescue units.
• Priorities two and three - 125 miles of roadways: These include school zones, shopping areas and minor collector streets. Priority three includes residential streets that are steep or sharp curves, or that are difficult to access.
• Priority three - 204 miles of roadways: These streets are only plowed in severe cases when snow depths are seriously impeding traffic.

State highways - These are plowed by the Colorado Department of Transportation:

• Kipling
• Wadsworth
• Colfax
• Sheridan
• Morrison Road
• 6th Avenue
• I-70
• US Highway 285 (Hampden)

Sidewalk snow removal

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Businesses and residents have 24 hours after a storm ends to clear any sidewalks adjacent to their property, officials said. Sidewalks to the front and side of properties must be cleared, and any pedestrian ramps leading to the street must also be cleared.

The law prohibits shoveling snow into the street. Instead, residents are asked to pile it up in their yards.

If a sidewalk is cleared and city or state plows cover it, the city will re-clear the walk at the end of the storm, officials said. If it is more than 24 hours after a storm ends and a sidewalk has still not been cleared — or if a previously cleared sidewalk has been covered by city or state plows — you can report it by visiting Request Lakewood.

>> Read more about snow clearing on the city's website.