Just in time for spring, the City of Akron announced the release of a near-real-time snow plow tracker and online dashboard for winter storm responses.
“Having all this information in one place will better explain what is happening and where it’s happening throughout the city,” Mayor Shammas Malik said in a news release.
“A resident will be able to use this dashboard to determine what priority their street is, when the last time it was serviced during a storm, if there is any parking ban they need to be aware of, and it will allow them to enter a service request if needed directly through the dashboard.”
The city stated that when snow or ice materializes in Akron, the new site will show if a truck has been on a street recently. Color-coded maps will show if a road has been serviced within the past hour, between one and four hours prior, between four and 12 hours prior, between 12 and 24 hours prior, or if it’s been more than a day.
“This will allow residents to see if their street has been pretreated prior to a winter weather event and follow up to see where crews are focusing their response,” the mayor’s office said. “The dashboard explains the various response levels the city may be in depending on the severity of the weather and includes a map detailing the first, second, and third priority streets.”
Residents can also see the plowing priority level for their individual street on a map. Streets are labeled as first, second and third priority routes with four levels of response, depending on the snow event.
The city has more than 829 “centerline” miles and 1,919 “lane” miles to plow.
The tracker can be accessed via the city’s 311 app, which is available to download in the App Store for Apple and on Google Play for Android.
