Clearing the way

The city, which has more than 50 plows out, says all its roads should be clear of snow by noon Saturday. The arterial and collector streets are already done. For a bit more explanation, this is from the city's Web site: Streets in each route are prioritized as one (arterials), two (collectors and Citilink bus routes), and three (residential). Priority one streets are the first streets to receive plowing and salting. Whenever the priority one streets are deemed safe for travel during or after a snowfall, the city's plow trucks begin operations on the priority two streets. After these streets are completed, trucks will move in to residential streets if there is an accumulation of three inches or more of snow.