Town of Canton, Connecticut - Department of Public Works

Welcome to the the web page for the Town of Canton Highway Department. During the period of April through November, the Highway Department is responsible for maintaining seventy (70) miles of roadway focusing on maintenance and repairs of all Canton roads. The Department is also responsible the grounds and the parking areas of Town Hall, Police Department, Library/Community Center, Fire Houses, Sewer Treatment Plant and all School facilities.

Snow Removal and Ice Control Procedures
Roads, Schools, Town Buildings, Sidewalks

*Equipment- The town uses all available Town equipment consisting of:
6 - 6 wheel dump trucks with sanders (2 of these trucks are all- wheel drive)
2 - 1 ton-dump trucks with sanders
1 - ½ ton pickup with plow
1 - 3 yd loader
1 - Loader Backhoe
1 - Contractor truck plow and sander.

*Routes- The town is divided into 7 major plow routes each consisting of approximately 10 miles of road. Additionally, the Highway Department plows school drives and parking lots, Town Hall parking lot, Library/ Community Center parking lot, Police Dept. parking lot, 3 firehouse parking lots, and transfer station.

*Materials- The Highway Dept. this year will be switching over to a treated salt. This is the same product used by the Town of Avon,Town of West Hartford, Town of East Hartford.

*Communications- Each truck and piece of equipment has a low band radio and is in constant communication with police dispatch and each other. Police dispatch is aware which truck is assigned to each route, and can call that truck in the event of emergency or complaints in any given area of town.

*Procedure- The treated salt will be pre-applied to the road surface. The average time it takes to complete a single route one time is about 2 ½ hours. This time will increase with the intensity of a storm. On mornings when a possible icing condition exist, 2 trucks are dispatched to sand the areas affected.

*Ordinances - There is a town wide parking ban in effect from November 15 through April 15. Vehicles that are in violation of this ban will be towed. Snow may not be shoveled, snow blown, or plowed onto a town road. Please advise your plow contractor not to push snow into roads. Sidewalks must be cleared within 24 hours from the end of a storm.

Numbers to call with questions regarding snow removal

Police 860-693-0221
Highway Department 860-693-7864 or 860-693-7863 (anytime during storm conditions day or night.)