Keweenaw County Road Commission

Winter Maintenance and Winter Parking Restrictions

Winter Maintenance & Parking

PLOWING AND SANDING

Road plowing and sanding priorities are generally performed in descending order of the legal system of roads: M-26/US-41 trunkline first, county primary roads next, then county local access roads. Higher traffic routes and school bus routes generally are also emphasized.

WINTER PARKING

For obvious reasons, there have been parking restrictions formulated jointly by the Michigan State Police, Michigan Department of Transportation, and the Keweenaw County Road Commission which states:
There shall be no parking on either the roadway or shoulder of any highway or county road between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. (local time) from November 1 of any year through April 15 of the succeeding year.

PRIVATE SNOW REMOVAL ONTO COUNTY ROADS

*Attention Property Owners*
Property owners piling snow high along roadways and shoulders or pushing it to opposite side of the street can cause hazardous conditions for motorists and snow removal equipment. The Keweenaw County Road Commission warns that it is also against the law. The Keweenaw County Road Commission has received numerous complaints of snow being pushed out into roadways and shoulders in Keweenaw County.
This practice causes hazardous driving conditions for motorists by narrowing the roadway, reducing visibility and building drifts at these locations. It also causes an unsuspecting plow or grader driver to swing out into oncoming traffic. Plowing snow into roadway has broken snowplow wing assemblies on our vehicles.
Violators leave themselves open to fines and lawsuits for public liability and property damage. All property owners and persons hired to remove snow are responsible for maintaining safe traffic conditions and preventing careless snow-removal techniques.