The City of Regina, Saskatchewan, updated its Winter Maintenance Policy based on a thorough review involving stakeholder engagement and research of best practices. The new policy introduced several enhancements in the level of winter maintenance service with the goal of satisfying winter maintenance-related demands and the changing priorities of the community. The updated policy was introduced during 2021–2022 winter season. The implementation of the updated policy was generally quite successful. However, some lessons were learned during the implementation process. Based on these lessons, the city’s winter maintenance team is implementing steps to further improve the winter maintenance programs to achieve desired standards of snow clearing in the community to promote active, sustainable, and community-friendly transportation year-round. Thorough planning, proper review, and timely modifications in the recently updated winter maintenance programs are essential to keep the policy and programs valid for the community’s changing needs. Sharing of the learnings, successes, and challenges during the implementation of the updated policy can benefit municipalities who may be planning similar initiatives.
After this session, participants will be better able to:
• Successfully plan their winter maintenance policy review.
• Identify the approach followed by the City of Regina to implement the updated policy and carry out post-implementation review.
• Explain the steps the city took to improve identified winter maintenance programs like snow clearing from sidewalks, residential roads, snow routes, etc.
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Neeraj Saroj-Senior Operations Engineer
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