The City’s crews are once again ready to respond to snowfall and help keep you moving safely – clearing roads, on-street bike lanes, sidewalks and other City infrastructure.
The City follows a priority route system. Priority infrastructure is cleared first. This includes priority roads, priority sidewalks, bus stops, roadside multi-use trails, pedestrian crossings, on-street bike lanes, and parking lots and entrances connected to community centres, arenas and libraries. It can take 12 to 24 hours to clear this infrastructure after snowfall has stopped.
City crews will then move on to clearing residential roads and secondary sidewalks. This infrastructure is cleared within 24 to 36 hours after the snow has stopped. Residential roads are not cleared to bare pavement but are cleared to be safe and passable for vehicles. Some snowpack may be left on the road.
Remember that snow clearing will take longer if Mississauga gets back-to-back storms or more than 30 centimetres of snow.
Driveway windrow clearing
The City delivers citywide residential driveway windrow clearing with no registration needed. A windrow is a pile of snow left at the end of your driveway after your street has been plowed.
If you have a single, double or shared driveway, you will get at least a three-metre space cleared in your driveway windrow about four to six hours after your street has received its last round of plowing.
The City doesn’t clear windrows for condominiums, commercial properties and homes on private roads.
Preparing for snow clearing
- Don’t park your vehicle on the road, sidewalk or lower portion of your driveway. Parked cars can prevent crews from clearing the road, sidewalk and windrow.
- On-street parking is not allowed when a Citywide Winter Parking Restriction is declared. This includes vehicles parked in areas with 15 hour on-street parking.
- On waste collection days, place your bins away from the curb.
- Make sure there aren’t any obstacles like sports equipment or lawn ornaments located near the lower portion of your driveway. They can interfere with windrow clearing.
Stay updated on snow clearing in Mississauga
- Visit ca/snow to learn more about snow clearing in Mississauga and use the online plow tracker.
- Sign up to receive an email alert when the City declares a Citywide Winter Parking Restriction.
- Follow @MississaugaSnow on X for timely snow-clearing updates.
- Call 311 (905-615-4311 if outside city limits) for questions related to the City’s snow clearing operations.