The city of Dayton's Department of Public Works crews is in charge of more than 1,700 lane-miles of roadway.
Following winter storms, the city said it manages street treatment with a three-tiered priority approach:
- Priority 1: Highways (U.S. 35 and Ohio 4 within the Dayton city limits), thoroughfares, and streets around hospitals and schools, as well as Central Business District streets.
- Priority 2: Arterials and collector streets (collectors are streets that move traffic from less-traveled residential streets to more heavily traveled arterials).
- Priority 3: Residential streets, which are plowed and treated with salt when snow accumulation totals are 4 inches or more.
In Dayton, property owners and tenants are responsible for clearing snow and ice from adjacent sidewalks.