Keep Updated about Winter Conditions
Call Delta's winter road conditions hotline 604-952-3820. The message on this phone line is updated every four hours during a snow/ice event.
To report a snow/ice concern, submit a Talk to Delta form, or phone 604-946-4141.
Delta's Snow and Ice Response
During snow and ice conditions, Delta's crews are prepared and ready to respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Staff monitor the weather forecast and Delta's roads for hazardous conditions.
Roads are cleared based on the following priorities:
First Priority: Roads accessing emergency service locations, arterial roads and major transit routes. Pre-wetting, salting, sanding and snowplowing are carried out as long as poor conditions exist.
Second Priority: Industrial and commercial roads, school access roads, remaining transit routes, select collector routes, and entrances and accesses to civic facilities. Pre-wetting, salting, sanding and snowplowing are carried out as long as poor conditions exist.
Third Priority: Remaining industrial, commercial and collector roads. Select hillside and agricultural roads. Pre-wetting, salting, sanding and snowplowing are carried out as long as poor conditions exist.
Fourth Priority: Agricultural roads and select hilly residential areas. Work is carried out during normal working hours.
Fifth Priority: Select residential areas and no through agricultural roads. Work is carried out during normal working hours.
Sixth Priority: Remaining level grade residential. Work is carried out during normal working hours.