City hall is ramping up its snow clearing efforts in anticipation of roughly 30 centimetres of snow having fallen on Prince George by Saturday afternoon.
With temperatures expected to remain relatively warm, work on priority routes was limited to applying de-icing material on Thursday.
But overnight, crews were to begin grading and plowing those priority routes and it is likely these routes will need to be addressed again on a subsequent nightshift, the city said in a statement, adding much of that work is done at night to avoid conflicts with daytime traffic.
By Friday morning, "all available City and contracted resources" will be deployed and remain at work until all routes have been brought to a passable condition with an emphasis on clearing residential streets ahead of garbage collection days.
"The weather forecast also predicts a steep drop in temperature this weekend," city hall added.
"Multiple factors, including temperatures, accompanying weather systems, and total snow accumulation, affect operations, timelines, and decisions about equipment deployment."
