Interactive Snow Map 
You can find out which streets around you are cleared during a snow event and get live updates on street clearing progress from the comfort of your own home. Just click the image
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Look Inside: Snow Removal
See how Metro Government prepares for winter weather in Louisville and is working to keep your roads safe.
Louisville is Ready for Snow!
Mayor Jerry Abramson earmarked funds to purchase equipment to update the community’s snow-fighting fleet. Deputy Mayor Rick Johnstone coordinates the city’s snow removal efforts. The Louisville Metro snow team includes Louisville Metro Public Works, Solid Waste Management Services, Metro Parks and the Metropolitan Sewer District. Last year the city reassigned snow routes to different agencies making the process more streamlined. Crews will now be able to cover more miles in a shift. And citizens will once again have a chance to track city snow removal progress online. Drivers will call in to the snow command control room to report a route has been competed, and that route will change colors on the map. The map will be updated instantly on this webpage as roads are cleared.
There is also a link on this page to a map that outlines the city’s snow routes. To find the snow routes near your home or business, enter an address. The city clears roads that are major thoroughfares, school bus routes, arteries that feed major local employers and routes to hospitals, nursing homes and clinics.
To find out what’s new, explore the maps and learn the answers to the most frequently asked questions about snow removal, just click on the links to the right.
How the Snow Map Works
During an ice or snow event, Louisville Metro is busy clearing streets around our community. Now you can view street cleaning progress in the comfort of your own home.
Map and View Which Roads are Cleared Near You!
The Louisville Jefferson County Information Consortium (LOJIC) and Metro Public Works have created an interactive snow routes map. It allows you to enter an address to see the routes around you that will be cleared during a snow or ice event. Those routes are displayed as blue lines on the map. (See top 10 questions below to find out which routes are cleared and why.)
When the routes have been pretreated, salted or plowed it will be reflected on this map as different colored lines representing the type of treatment applied. You will also be able to view information about the number of times a route has been treated and when it was completed. Just click on the Snowflake Information tool in the left tool bar of the map.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is responsible for clearing the interstates, expressways and highways. State routes are denoted by bold black lines.
The map has a legend on the left that allows you to:
Also see:
State Snow and Ice Removal Plan
State Priority PDF
Questions about Snow and Ice Removal
How do I find out if my street is part of the snow plan? You will find a map on our website that allows you to type in the address of your home or business. You can then zoom in or out to find city snow routes in your neighborhood.
What roads are part of the Louisville Metro snow plan? Snow coordinators in Metro Government review the snow and ice removal plan each year. Some routes are added and others are subtracted, but the goal remains the same – to make sure our city keeps moving and our residents can get to school, work or the hospital. The city clears about one-third of the 3,000 miles of roads in this community, which includes major thoroughfares, school routes, hospital routes and arteries that feed major employers. Another third is cleared by the state, small cities and private contractors, and the remaining third is neighborhood streets that are not cleared.
What should I do if my street is not part of the snow plan? If your street is not part of the snow plan, check with your neighbors or homeowner’s association to see if a private contractor may be an option for your block. Generally, this is not an issue for most residents because ice and snow melt before crews can clear neighborhood streets.
Does any large city clear all neighborhood streets? Neighborhood streets are not part of the Louisville Metro Government snow and ice removal plan. Our snow coordinators report that no other community in the country the size of Louisville clears all neighborhood streets – it’s too cost prohibitive. If the mayor declares a snow emergency, personnel from the Louisville Metro snow-fighting team will clear neighborhood streets after all major thoroughfares are passable.
Who’s in charge of snow removal? Mayor Jerry Abramson appointed Deputy Mayor Rick Johnstone to coordinate the four agencies responsible for snow removal. The snow-fighting team is comprised of Public Works, Solid Waste Management, Metro Parks and the Metropolitan Sewer District.
Why don’t snow removal crews lift their plows when they encounter driveways? We have four different agencies responsible for clearing 1,047 miles of road in Louisville. If our drivers lifted their plows at every driveway, it would limit their efficiency and greatly reduce the miles of roadway our crews could cover.
What are crews doing when they’re driving in the snow without their plows lowered? Many of our brine distributors and salt trucks are also equipped with plows. So, if you see our trucks in your neighborhood and the plow are not lowered, our crews are likely treating roads with salt or brine. Conditions on roadways can sometimes deteriorate if a snow-covered road is plowed – the pavement may become coated with a compacted layer of ice.
Who is responsible for clearing parking lots? City crews are responsible for clearing government-owned parking lots. Local business owners will require the services of a private contractor to clear their parking lots. The city asks that private contractors refrain from covering fire hydrants and depositing plowed snow in the streets.
Who is responsible for clearing sidewalks? Louisville Metro Ordinance 97.113 requires business owners to remove snow from sidewalks surrounding their property within 24 hours of a storm. The city does not clear sidewalks.
Snow and Ice Removal by the Numbers
- 3,047 miles of roads in Louisville
- 1,047 miles cleared by Louisville Metro Public Works
- 1,000 miles cleared by state of Kentucky, small cities and private contractors
- 1,000 miles are neighborhood streets and less-traveled roads that are not cleared
- The first roads cleared are:
- Main thoroughfares school bus and TARC routes
- Hospital routes
- Highly-traveled secondary roads with hills or curves
- Connectors to major businesses or factories
- Four Louisville Metro agencies responsible for snow removal
- Public Works
- Solid Waste Management Services
- Metro Parks
- Metropolitan Sewer District
- 257 employees from four agencies coordinate snow removal
- 129 pieces of equipment in the Louisville Metro snow-fighting fleet
- 5 new brine distributors purchased to pre treat roads; 15 brine distributors in fleet
- 39,000 tons of salt available for treating roads
- 19,000 tons of salt on hand at 7 storage facilities, including 4 domes
- 20,000 tons of salt stored underground for emergency reserve.
- 18.1 inches – average yearly snowfall in Louisville.
- 15.9 inches - record 24-hour snowfall (January 16, 1994)