City doesn’t expect snow route parking ban

The city does not expect to call a snow route parking ban in the wake of another dump over the weekend — and more warm temperatures on the way.

Chris McGeachy, with the City of Calgary’s roads department, said crews were focused Sunday on clearing Priority 1 routes, which include major roads such as Crowchild Trail and Glenmore Trail.

“We didn’t see really heavy accumulations of snow,” he said. “We do see some warmer temperatures later in the week, so at this time we don’t anticipate that we’re going to be calling a (snow route parking ban).”

Under the city ’s seven-day snow plan, crews spend the first 24 hours after the snow has stopped falling clearing Priority 1 routes, before moving to Priority 2 roads such as Kensington Road and Acadia Drive.

McGeachy advised drivers to be aware of lower temperatures overnight and the potential of icy conditions during the morning commute.

“Drive to winter conditions, especially in the morning and at night, basically when the sun is down and temperatures are lower,” he said.

Calgary police said between 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, just under 100 collisions were reported, including 10 involving injuries.

Environment Canada’s weather forecast calls for sunny conditions throughout much of the week. While chilly temperatures are expected at the beginning of the week, with highs ranging from -4 C on Monday to -9 C on Wednesday, much warmer conditions are predicted by the weekend

High temperatures of 12 C are forecast for Friday and into the weekend.