Kansas City Shares Snow Plan 2024

Kansas City has perfected their street cleaning shell game.

Main roads are prioritized and generally get pretty good coverage . . . Meanwhile, everybody else is on their own with an emphasis on cleaning INFLUENTIAL neighborhoods first. 

We're not gonna complain too loudly because over the past few years there's no denying that snow clearing through Midtown & Downtown have been pretty good.

Objectively . . . Mayor Q, the new Public Works Director and City Manager Brian Platt have devised improvements in this facet of local services inside the urban core. 

However . . .

There are still plenty of people in the Northland & South Side who say snow clearing is just as bad as the days of Mayor Barnes & Cleaver where significant snowfall would shut down the city entirely.

Either way . . . Here's the most important part of the updated plan . . .

Kansas City Ready for Snow Season

Kansas City’s Snow Team is comprised of employees from multiple City departments who will cover all plow routes 24 hours per day during snow events until the roads are clear. Kansas City has over 300 trucks available to clear all 6,400 lane miles across 103 routes, and over 400 employees are Snow Team trained - ready to work around the clock to keep Kansas City moving.  

Salt domes are stocked with a total of 40,000 tons of salt, 8,000 tons of Ice Ban, and 36,000 gallons of liquid magnesium chloride before the season even begins, with an additional 10,000 tons of salt and Ice Ban in reserve ready to be delivered as needed . . . 

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KCMO: Kansas City Ready for Snow Season