SNOW PLOW TRACKER: Where are they going in the St. Louis area?

ST. LOUIS - Another round of wintry weather is lurking ahead, with several inches of snow expected overnight into Friday afternoon in the St. Louis region.

Though this fresh blast won't match Sunday's hefty snowfall, there could still be some troubles on the roads. Snow plows are gearing up for the St. Louis area's second measurable snowfall in less than a week.

When and where are snow plows supposed to be in St. Louis area? For some, real-time tracking tools are available to monitor snowplow routes and see which streets have been cleared or are scheduled to be cleared. For others, general guidelines can provide insight into snow plowing schedules and priorities.

TRACKING SNOW PLOWS

CITY OF ST. LOUIS (MISSOURI)

The City of St. Louis offers an interactive map of designated arterial, secondary, and hill routes during snowstorms.

Well-traveled roadways like Grand Boulevard, Lindell Boulevard, Kingshighway Boulevard and Market Street are among arterial routes. Secondary routes are primarily ones through residential neighborhoods.

CLICK HERE for the interactive map.

CITY OF ST. CHARLES (MISSOURI)

The City of St. Charles offers an interactive map that shows if a road has been serviced within the past 12 hours, either with salting or plowing services.

The city says high-volume streets and roadways connecting to emergency services (fire, police, hospitals) take top priority. After that, major collector streets and main subdivision routes are cleared, followed by residential streets.

CLICK HERE for the interactive map.

CITY OF COLLINSVILLE (ILLINOIS)

The City of Collinsville offers an interactive snow plow tracker that is active when snow plows are driving around. The map aims to highlight streets that have already cleared and time-scaling to view progression throughout a snow day.

CLICK HERE for the interactive map.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY (MISSOURI)

St. Louis County says its fleet consists of 116 snow plow vehicles, which roll through parts of St. Louis County not covered by MoDOT during storms.

"The smaller units plow and salt narrow residential streets while the tandems patrol arterial systems." The county says it puts ample resources into clearing well-traveled roadways like Big Bend Road, Hanley Road, Clayton Road, Jennings Station Road, Baxter Road, and Mason Road during snowfall.

CLICK HERE for more information.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY (MISSOURI)

St. Charles County says that MoDOT controls any lettered or numbered route (i.e. Route A or Highway 94), while local cities maintain their own roadways. The county's highway department is responsible for maintaining roads in unincorporated St. Charles County.

Similar to the city of St. Charles, the county looks to clear main arterial roads first, then focuses on subdivision streets. "The actual time it takes to get to a particular street depends on many factors, including the severity of the storm, the type of precipitation, and the temperatures," the county says.

CLICK HERE for more information.

MISSOURI (MoDOT)

The Missouri Department of Transportation is responsible for clearing most highways and roadways that aren't covered by specific counties or municipalities.

MoDOT offers an interactive map to check on road conditions and some cameras to see if a snowplow is actively in the area. However, it does not offer an interactive guide of when and where snowplows are heading.

MoDOT says the plowing order is in effect for the upcoming snowfall:

• First priority is all interstates and higher-volume highways continuously plowed until returned to near normal conditions.  
• Second priority is lower-volume state numbered or lettered routes plowed open to two-way traffic and treated with salt and/or abrasives on hills, curves, intersections and other areas as needed as soon as possible after the end of the storm.
• Third priority after the storm, workers will clean up accumulation on shoulders.

CLICK HERE for MoDOT's road conditions map.

ILLINOIS (IDOT)

The Illinois Department of Transportation offers a map that shows areas of heavy snow and icing, but not necessarily when snow plows are tackling those areas.

The maps also shows areas entirely or partly covered by snow or ice. A change would seemingly indicate that snowplows have attempted to clear a roadway or highway.

CLICK HERE for IDOT's road conditions map.