When Will Plows Clear Bellevue Streets? See The Priority Map

BELLEVUE, WA - If you live on a hilly road or at the end of a cul-de-sac, you might be confronting a slippery drive out of your neighborhood Tuesday morning.

Rest assured, Bellevue has plows and de-icing equipment out tending to local roads. But the city clears streets according to a priority plan, so you might not see your street plowed right away or at all - depending on where you live.

"The priority routes are less about where than about traffic volume and what the street connects to. Clearing roads for emergency vehicles (police and fire) and bus routes is higher up the ladder. Hang in there and travel safely," the city wrote on Twitter Tuesday morning in response to questions about its plowing response.

Here's the map of how Bellevue clears local streets. On the map you'll see a lot of side streets outlined in gray. Those streets will only be plowed when resources are available.

This plan is used for each snow event, and may reset if we get another big storm at the end of the week, as some forecasts are predicting.

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