5 a.m. Friday update:
DPW issued the following statement, "Crews worked through the night focusing on clearing travel lanes on main routes and side streets. This includes use of end loaders since to address areas such as cul de sacs and blvds. On the streets where driving lanes were addressed, trucks are working on curb-to-curb clearing where they can access."
4:15 p.m. Thursday update:
The Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) says a Snow Emergency Declaration requiring parking rule changes will not occur Thursday evening.
DPW says the Snow Emergency is meant to provide room for plows to clear streets.
"As we mentioned earlier in the winter, when possible DPW aims to address the residential streets sooner or even at the same time as main routes. To make this happen rather than curb-to-curb clearing we must focus on getting only travel lanes cleared," DPW says.
DPW says there is a possibility a Snow Emergency will be required beginning Friday evening.
Earlier Thursday, DPW trucks mounted front plow blades, including garbage trucks, which completed collection routes.
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4:50 p.m. Wednesday update:
The Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) will begin city-wide salting at midnight ahead of Thursday's snow.
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for several Southeast Wisconsin counties, including Milwaukee, from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday. Four to six inches of snow are expected, and as much as eight inches is possible lakeside from Milwaukee to Kenosha. Snow will begin moving in around 8 a.m. Thursday morning.
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According to DPW officials, a city-wide brining operation began Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. There is an operational pause until midnight, which is the time city-wide salting operation (General Ice Control) will begin.
DPW says the salt trucks are equipped with underbelly plows.
"We anticipate the need to initiate a general plowing daytime Thursday with front mounted blades on salt trucks and garbage packers," DPW said in an update Wednesday afternoon.
Garbage and recycling collection might be impacted Thursday and could be canceled Friday. If this is the case, DPW will send additional information and we will update this article.